We’ve had lithium based true wireless earbuds for nearly 10 years now according to my quick internet search, and the popularity of them has skyrocketed to millions of users. 10 years, millions of devices, and one finally catches fire? Genuinely I’m just confused by what you mean you’ve been waiting for a story like this.
The Quest's battery is in the front of the device, but behind layers of electronics, screen and lenses. It would have to do more than catch on fire to cause serious damage.
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HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 1y
I love how there is an advert and Amazon link for these exact earbuds in the article.
$20 off, worth the potential hearing loss?
huginn@feddit.it · 13 pts · 1y
What I find particularly interesting is that it's an ad they're serving directly from their own infrastructure - ublock isn't blocking it as an ad.
HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Oh yeah, I didn't think about that.
I'm running uBlock Origin as well and I have a Pi-Hole running on my network.
Guessing they chose to advertise it and made it part of the article.
Alienator@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
It's the best deal you would hear.
bbuez@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Wouldn't want the reader to think the earbuds are all that bad
mp3@lemmy.ca · 32 pts · 1y
Meanwhile, in Israel
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Ilandar@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 1y
astrsk@fedia.io · 16 pts · 1y
We’ve had lithium based true wireless earbuds for nearly 10 years now according to my quick internet search, and the popularity of them has skyrocketed to millions of users. 10 years, millions of devices, and one finally catches fire? Genuinely I’m just confused by what you mean you’ve been waiting for a story like this.
Ilandar@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 1y
redisdead@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
We've had wired earbuds for longer than wireless ones, I've yet to read a story about one exploding into someone's ears.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 2 pts · 1y
I have a similar worry with VR. Battery could explode and cause blindness 😬
skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl · 1 pts · 1y
Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
Its as easy as looking up the teardowns or scans of the most popular VR headsets. They have their batteries in the front.
grayhaze@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
The Quest's battery is in the front of the device, but behind layers of electronics, screen and lenses. It would have to do more than catch on fire to cause serious damage.
DarkThoughts@fedia.io · 1 pts · 1y
I didn't until now. I usually just think about some battery going solar while I'm sleeping.
ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
i once suffered from a punctured lung
and later a fire-ant bit my tongue,
but neither gave me as much pain
or drove me as batshit insane
as did plying my custom to shitty samsung.
praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y