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This Ultra-Repairable Bluetooth Speaker Addresses the Ugliest Part of Consumer Tech

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A new modular speaker from Teufel tries to fix one of the worst things about modern gadgets.
Right to repair is a big deal lately, and there are plenty of new products that prove it. One of the best examples in the tech world is Framework, which has grown immensely by centering modularity and repairability in the ethos of its laptops and new mini desktop PC. And like any gadget trend worth its weight in lithium-ion, other hardware companies are taking note and hopping on the repairability bandwagon. I’m elated to say that this headwind of modularity has now been extended to the world of audio.
This Bluetooth speaker from Teufel, a German audio company whose name translates in English to “devil” or “demon,” is anything but evil, in my very secular opinion. The reason I say that is because it actually bothers to tackle the concept of repairability and modularity. According to Teufel, its new speaker, called Mynd, is fully repairable, including the battery, which is often the first component in gadgets of this variety to fail. And when the battery goes, so does the power, and when there’s no power, well… that’s when things wind up in landfills.

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