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AirPods Could See Major Battery Upgrade as Apple Supplier Develops Batteries With 100% More Energy Storage

We may soon say goodbye to rumors of planned obsolescence if Apple decides to apply this tech.

The new technology, called CeraCharge, uses oxide-based solid electrolytes and lithium alloy anodes, making the batteries very safe for use in wearable devices. “TDK’s technology is aimed at a solution that can be used in various wearable devices, such as wireless earphones, hearing aids, and even smartwatches, with the goal of replacing existing coin cell batteries,” the company said in a statement. The TDK Corporation logo displayed on the company’s industrial standard battery unit at the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies in Chiba, Japan, on Oct. 17, 2023.

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