Keep in mind Swiss engineer Ken Pillonel? He’s the man who made a USB-C iPhone earlier than Apple. Furthermore, he put the identical USB-C port on AirPods and even created an AirPods Pro case with a replaceable battery. He’s now again with one other DIY venture: Clear AirPods Professional.
Apple doesn’t supply shade choices for the AirPods Professional apart from white. If you need clear earphones, Beats Studio Buds Plus are your solely possibility. There’s no telling if Apple will ever make clear AirPods Professional. However because of Pillonel’s work, you don’t have to attend for Apple.
Earlier than you watch Pillonel’s new video, it’s essential to watch the clip the place he exhibits methods to make your own 3D-printed AirPods Pro case that allows you to change the battery when it dies. That is my biggest gripe with AirPods and different wi-fi earphones. When the battery can now not maintain a cost, it’s important to throw them out. There’s no technique to repair them.
Pillonel got here up with a case design that a minimum of helps you to swap out the case battery each few years. There’s nonetheless no resolution for the AirPods themselves, nevertheless. And this DIY job solely covers the first-gen AirPods Professional mannequin.
The excellent news is that the method includes including a USB-C port to the AirPods Professional case, which is one other perk when you’re taking place this DIY route.
The brand new video is a shorter model of the identical course of, because it doesn’t cowl the precise growth of this 3D-printed, custom-made AirPods Professional case. As an alternative, it makes use of the prevailing 3D information to print a clear case.
You’ll see Pillonel chopping and cleansing the items in nice element earlier than he assembles them. The result’s a useful clear AirPods Professional case that no person else has.
Nicely, you’ll be able to replicate it when you’ve got the time and the tech. As you’ll see within the video, you want a minimum of a few days to 3D-print the components, clear them, and assemble them. And it’s in all probability simpler when you’ve got a 3D printer at dwelling.
All in all, this may cost a little you greater than a pair of AirPods Professional 2. However if you would like your first-gen AirPods Professional to face out, and need a extra eco-friendly design, this could be the way in which to go.
Just like the non-transparent DIY AirPods Professional venture, you’ll be able to’t do something in regards to the AirPods themselves. The Swiss engineer nonetheless hasn’t found out methods to break the earbuds aside and rebuild them.
Lastly, be sure you activate the subtitles for the clip under. That’s the one technique to get any directions. In any other case, it’ll really feel like a music video. You continue to get the gist of it, however with essential particulars lacking.
