AirPods Pro 2 gets approval to be used as a clinical-grade hearing aid.
The engineering put into the AirPods Pro 2 is just phenomenal, but it also begs the question:
What percentage of hearing loss can be attributed to AirPods?
Or the even bigger question:
Since Apple was part of the music revolution with the iPod in 2001, what percentage of hearing loss can be attributed to Apple?
It’s not fair to blame Apple for hearing loss since they’re not forcing anyone to listen to music (or anything else) on absurdly high volumes, but it’s still something to think about.
At least they’re trying to raise awareness and fix it with the newly updated AirPods Pro 2.
How to get USB-C charging on your old AirPods
Filipe Espósito from 9to5Mac:
Engineer Ken Pillonel has developed a simple but great accessory: a case for AirPods that have a charging case with a Lightning port. But rather than being a mere protective case, Pillonel’s invention comes with a USB-C port, so that owners of older AirPods can simply “upgrade” their charging case.
Essentially, the case created by Pillonel has a built-in Lightning to USB-C adapter. All users need to do is put their original AirPods case inside the USB-C case. Then, when you connect a USB-C cable to the protective case, it will transmit power to the AirPods case inside.
Apple sells a USB-C charging case for the second generation AirPods Pro, so that those who own the Lightning version can upgrade without having to buy new earbuds. However, the case alone costs $99. Pillonel’s solution costs around $40 and is available not only for AirPods Pro 2, but also for AirPods 1, 2 and 3 and the original AirPods Pro.
Not a bad idea if you just want to go full on USB-C. Plus they're made in Switzerland. I really like how the engineer was trying to avoid any litigation from Apple by cleverly disguising the name AirPods into 41rP0d$.