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- Good.by Suppafly
- > Wearables pose a challenge to repairability, mainly because of their size and direct contact with the body. But there too, creativity has already been put into practice. This includes a wireless earbud battery that can be removed by hand in seconds, or a smartwatch that comes with accessible components and repair instructions while maintaining its water-proofness.
And yet Royal Philips got an exemption for shavers and toothbrushes as "wet electronics" to avoid having to make the batteries replaceable in those...
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