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tiny speakers that lost the wire and gained the ability to vanish forever.
loss ratemillions vanish yearly, mostly down couches and drains
battery truthlithium cells degrade fast, dooming them to landfills
shared evolutiondescended from clunky 1980s walkman foam pads
hygiene factthey carry more bacteria than most kitchen surfaces
recycling nightmareglued tight, nearly impossible to take apart