The European Parliament just caused a major headache for smartphone and tablet manufacturers.
  • ahbi_santini@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The European Parliament also caused a major headache for all super small and wearables manufacturers too.

    All earbuds, airtags, rechargeable lighter, kid’s toys, etc

    All those super small devices now have to have replaceable batteries, which makes them not very small anymore.

    • 2ZR_FXE@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The European Parliament also caused a major headache for all super small and wearables manufacturers too.

      Well… It seems device manufacturers should have thought of that before starting shipping glued electronics 😊

      No one likes to pay €80+ to replace their phone’s battery. Most of the times people just throw their devices away and buy new ones.

      Or, for example, people just throw their €100+ airpods to the trash just because the battery isn’t “replaceable”.

      Totally agree with EU’s position.