If you are ashamed headphones out of ears in public because of what could be wrapped inside them, however too upset to clean them at home, you better think there is a Kickstarter product to fix it. Imagine one miniature washing machine to sit at a desk which cleans the headphones instead of the clothes. This is what the CardBax EarBuds washing machine promises.
It’s true that Cardlax sounds like a weird name for a product like this, mostly because it rhymes a bit with earwax. The name is actually a transfer of an earlier product that its creators successfully funded: an electric credit card-sized muscle stimulation masseur. The two products apparently have nothing in common except doing work on behalf of a user: mclean the headphones.
When you open the EarBuds washing machine lid, a small brush is first revealed that is used to remove larger pieces of dirt from a headset, as well as to clean deeper cracks and hard-to-reach areas. Once the pre-wash is complete, the headphones are dropped into what looks like a cleaning drum with a rotating core made of the same light foam from which makeup sponges are made, while a nebulizer is added. 70% alcohol. As the core rotates, the headphones rub against it and the walls of the drum, removing finer wax particles until there are a couple of cordless buds left that should they look as new as the day they fallme out of the box.
The inner parts of the machine can be removed and rinsed underwater afterwards (as far as we know, no one makes a small washing machine for the EarBuds washing machine …still), as all the unwanted bits that are cleaned end up at the bottom and are placed in another nasty mess over time. The creators promise that the cleaning process is smooth and does not cause damage to the headphones, and while promotional videos show that Apple headphones are cleaned, the machine works with many brands of buds, including Samsung and Bose.
Those preordering now with a Kickstarter promise can claim a Cardlax EarBWasher uds for just $ 33, with shipments scheduled for June if all goes well as the project moves from the fundraising phase to actual production. With the pandemic still lingering around the world and the boats blocking the Suez Canal, it’s a good time to be very careful about crowd-funded products and be prepared for unforeseen delays. If you don’t think you have the patience for this, go buy a box of Qtips.
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