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I love how this story is written, and also that the world is so amazing we think it's bad that wireless earbuds can be made for $15 on the shelf.
by robertlagrant 2y ago
I love how this story is written, and also that the world is so amazing we think it's bad that wireless earbuds can be made for $15 on the shelf.
- jsnell 2y agoWireless earbuds being that cheap isn't bad. What's bad is that the price of real wired headphones is artifically inflated by the licensing terms, to the extent they can't compete.
- k4rli 2y agoWhich part of wired has expensive licensing? I thought at least 3.5mm and USBC were free to use.
- jsnell 2y agoThe article was about headphones using a Lightning port, which suggests a phone without a 3.5mm jack or USB-C. (It must be an iPhone, so no 3.5mm port if it's newer than 8 years; and Lightning and USB-C are mutually exclusive).
- School-Cotton 2y agowell, they are not really wireless.
- Control8894 2y agoWell, they are really wireless. Wireless costs more because suddenly you need to deal with antennas and RF and whatever. Adding a wire back on top of that doesn't magically make it cost less again.
- School-Cotton 2y agoIt also costs more because wireless devices need batteries, which this doesn't.
- xnzakg 2y agoThought I would find out how much these cost straight from AliExpress, seems like searching for "bluetooth lightning" finds a lot of these. Spoiler: Apple EarPod clones cost about $1.59, with free shipping over $10. Crazy.
- wmf 2y agoFor comparison, I read that the MFi license fee is $4 which is far more than the cost of the headphones themselves.