Air.Wear Lets You Charge Your AirPods While You Wear Them

It’s been more than two years since Apple’s AirPods were first announced, and they’re just now starting to catch on thanks to internet…

Cameron Coward
5 years agoMusic

It’s been more than two years since Apple’s AirPods were first announced, and they’re just now starting to catch on thanks to internet memes. If you don’t want to be a poor, you gotta get some AirPods — or so the memes say. But, as with many Apple products, they have a pretty glaring oversight: you can’t charge them while you wear them. Air.Wear is a wearable charger for your AirPods that addresses that problem.

The entire philosophy behind the Apple AirPods is that they’re supposed to be as unobtrusive as possible. And, when they’re charged, they achieve that. There aren’t wires to get tangled, and they sit comfortably in your ears. But that philosophy goes out the window as soon as the batteries die. When that happens, you have to take the AirPods out and put them in their bulky charging case until the batteries are topped off.

Air.Wear is a wearable charger that lets you continue to enjoy your music even after your AirPod batteries die. Air.Wear is a thin cord that connects the two AirPods, so that they look more like a standard pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones. The cable snaps magnetically to the AirPods, so attaching it is easy. While it’s connected, a small battery recharges the AirPods, and can do so up to four times. When the Air.Wear battery gets low, you can recharge it with the built-in USB-C port.

Air.Wear is currently in the crowdfunding stage on Indiegogo, and still has 54 days to reach its funding goal. However, it would be irresponsible if we didn’t point out that there is some risk involved with this campaign. Benjamin Farkas, the project creator, is new to the game and this will be his first product — and it’s definitely an ambitious one. At this stage, it’s only a concept, and the timeline to production is short. That said, early birds can get Air.Wear for just $30, so your risk is fairly low. Rewards are expected to ship in March of 2019.

Cameron Coward
Writer for Hackster News. Proud husband and dog dad. Maker and serial hobbyist.
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