Technology

59308 readers

5583 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

937

Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

206 comments fedilink hide all child comments

But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I bought the Fairphone 5 and yeah, I miss not having the jack and I see no reason to take it out

[–] Damage@feddit.it -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Cost. The Fairphone is already too expensive for what it offers.

[–] thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago

I agree the price is pretty high for what it is, but I wonder how much adding a headphone jack would actually affect it.

[–] hepasid851@lemy.lol 3 points 7 months ago

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/CUI-Devices/SJ2-35853B-SMT-TR?qs=DXv0QSHKF4xcEQUTnRYIcA%3D%3D

here is a link to a headphone jack, which costs 47 cents each if you get 5k. they already have the added electronics to be able to send audio over usb-c, so it is pretty much just the cost of the jack itself at 47 cents.