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May 10, 2022 02:00 pm

AirPods mod ditches Lightning port for USB-C





The AirPods’ charging case equipped with a USB-C port. | Image: Ken Pillonel



Robotics engineering student Ken Pillonel has followed up his USB-C iPhone mod with a modified pair of AirPods with a USB-C port for charging — replacing Apple’s proprietary Lightning port. Although the result is simple (USB-C cable goes in, power goes up), it was an engineering challenge that Pillonel says consumed “pretty much all my weekends for a few months.” It comes around a month after he completed a project that brought a Lightning port to an Android phone.


Pillonel plans to release a full-length video explaining the project in the coming weeks, but for now, he’s put out a short clip showing his modded AirPods being charged with the same USB-C cable as a MacBook and his previously modded iPhone. He plans to open source the...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/10/23064915/usb-c-airpods-mod-lightning-port-ken-pillonel

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