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$.