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On 01/06/2025 00:41, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> I/detest/ bluetooth headphones. The tiny ones are too expensive, too
> easy to lose, and too expensive. The big ones have a battery life
> seemingly measured in minutes. Just give me a nice pair of corded
> earbuds I can wind up and shove in my pocket; they're ready to go
> whenever (no need to charge!) and if they break or I lose them, they
> cost only a few dollars to replace.
> 
We have two pairs, my better half has some brand I can't remember and I 
have some I have some Google Pixel Buds*. They are actually better than 
I thought they'd be and my better half uses them to watch Netflix in 
bed. I very rarely use mine as I don't really have a need for them.

One thing I do miss with corded headphones was having an inline 
controller that was paired with the device. None of this trying to 
remember how to activate the various commands - you've got a button for 
that.

> They're getting hard to find, though. It used to be you could go into
> any corner store and find a wall covered with options. Now its all
> wireless stuff with only one or two choices with actual wires.

Well that's the way technology goes. When I had to replace the CD player 
in our old car wanting one that actually had a CD player really cut my 
options down.

*I'm not entirely sure exactly which ones they are as I found them when 
out and about. I thought they must be broken as only one of them was in 
the case and the another one was lying a few feet away. When I finally 
got around to working out how to connect them they worked perfectly.