User-replaceable batteries are finally coming to more tech products.
As reported by The Verge, users can expect many more tech products to have user-replaceable batteries starting next year, when new EU rules take effect. These include headphones, e-readers, portable game consoles, laptops, and more, though smartphones and tablets are the big two that have exemptions because they’re already covered by another EU law, which doesn’t require user-replaceable batteries for devices that are waterproof, and their battery will last at least three years with minimal capacity loss. You can read more details in the excellent write-up Dominic Preston did for The Verge.












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