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[–] inari@piefed.zip 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

With the EU’s February 2027 deadline for user-replaceable batteries looming on the horizon, it’ll be interesting to see whether devices like this can squeeze into an exception category, or whether manufacturers will have to massively redesign or stop selling these devices to this rather large market.

Would be interesting to see smart rings with swappable batteries

[–] nathan@lemmy.permisuan.com 3 points 11 hours ago

There's a new Google/firbit band that basically does the same thing as a smart ring, I think anyway. Maybe tech like that may be a bit easier to replace a battery on. I wonder if that type of thing takes off

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 25 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Smartwatches are already tough. I can't imagine trying to fix a smart ring.

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I expect you'd have to start with one of those binocular magnifiers. And the smallest soldering iron tip in history.

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago

At that point is laser soldering a thing?