Fairphone , the Dutch Jehovah of a series of extremelysustainable smartphones , has announce its entry to the portable audio market with the Fairbuds XL headphones .
Despite the deceptive name , the Fairbuds XL is actually a solidification of over - ear wireless headphones . The key feature here is its modular design and sustainable nature .
It ’s been construct using recycled and average stuff , including Fairtrade atomic number 79 , vegan leather , 100 % recycled credit card , 100 % recycled atomic number 13 , and even 100 % recycled polyester and nylon for the bundled travel pouch . In addition , Fairphone says that it will compensate 0.55 USD per headphone to fill up the living wage gap of the yield line workers .
As well as these recycled materials , the Fairbuds XL has been build using standardized surplus part , which are for sale from the Fairphone site . This promise to increase the lifetime of the gadget and at long last minimize its carbon footprint .
The Fairbuds XL pop the question a competitive feature put when it arrive to the business of pump music into your ears too , with 40 mm dynamic drivers and ANC . Meanwhile , Fairphone reckons you ’ll get 30 hours of battery lifetime out of a full charge of the replaceable battery .
There ’s also two - spot bluetooth connectivity , so you could switch seamlessly between two origin . Despite that modular design , the Fairbuds XL comes with IP54 credential , which imply it ’s weather tolerant .
There ’s an sequent Fairbuds app on both the Play Store and App Store which allows exploiter to tweak the EQ presets ( tuned by Sonarworks ) , as well as providing access to musical accompaniment such as quick scratch guides , tutorials and client service .
The Fairbuds XL isavailable to buyfrom today for £ 219/€249 , and it can be narrow down in either Green or Black , both of which add up with a pleasing speckled pattern .
