• HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I love how there is an advert and Amazon link for these exact earbuds in the article.

    $20 off, worth the potential hearing loss?

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      Key Takeaways

      Samsung’s Galaxy Buds FE are known for their affordability, high-quality audio, comfort, touch controls, and water resistance.

      Wouldn’t want the reader to think the earbuds are all that bad

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      2 days ago

      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.

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        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.

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    2 days ago

    I have been waiting for a story like this, it was always a little fear in the back of my mind while using wireless earbuds.

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      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.

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        We’ve had wired earbuds for longer than wireless ones, I’ve yet to read a story about one exploding into someone’s ears.

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        I don’t think VR headsets put the battery in front of your eyes, the weight would make them uncomfortable. They’re probably somewhere on the side of the device, or in Apple’s case, around your waist.

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          Its as easy as looking up the teardowns or scans of the most popular VR headsets. They have their batteries in the front.

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          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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    2 days ago

    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
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    Reading this as I listen to music with my Buds FE. It honestly is very much mediocre. Just want my lost Buds Live back. That was some good shit.