Apple’sAirPodshave gone from being express mirth at when they first launched – critics said they appear like electric toothbrushes , among less gratis comparisons – to a redoubtable commercial succeeder story . Nowadays there are AirPods in every spike … with a few famous exception .
TheWall Street Journalrecently published a story documenting a new vogue for wire rather than wireless headphones . The the like of Bella Hadid , Zoë Kravitz and Lily - Rose Depp have been spotted wearing Apple ’s EarPods earbuds , Koss Porta Pro , and other wired earpiece , instead of wearing AirPods like “ everyone else ” .
EarPods are less techie and a bit more humble than the AirPods , which may be part of the collection . Some of the celebrities refer hard-nosed reasons for wear pumped up earphone – you do n’t have to worry about barrage fire life or issues with Bluetooth – others more philosophic . Whatever the justification , this feels like a reactive trend : with a blend of nostalgia and contrariness , this is a drift that has add up about in reaction to , and in resistance to , a enceinte trend that already existed .
Then again , perhaps we should n’t be so surprised to see a phenomenon like this . After all , fashion tends to go in cycles , and technology is just as capable to the whims of way as any other part of social club . agree on to your click - wheel iPod : it might come back in .
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This article originally seem onMacworld Sweden . Translation ( usingDeepL ) and extra reporting by David Price .
