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What's a piece of technology you LOVE the progress of? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We talk a lot about enshittification of technology, so tell me about technology that is getting better!

I personally love the progress of electric scooters. I've been zooming around on a 400$ escooter for a year and it works so well. It has a range of around 20 miles and top speed of 15 mph, so it works just super well for my uses, and 10 years ago scooters with that range/speed/price were no where near a thing.

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[–] [email protected] 135 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Active noise cancellation. It's a bit like magic. Don't be a wanker and say "Um actually, all you have to do is emit an inverse waveform." I think it took a hell of a lot of work to get this right, especially integrating it into relatively inexpensive consumer devices. Thanks, scientists and engineers. Well done.

[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What blows me away is how they fit all of that technology into microscopic earbuds

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

I bought AirBudz pros to delete an annoying coworker and when I first had my partner try them, they were like “HOW DID YOU TURN OFF ALL THE FANS”

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

I need hearing aids. My aids are so small they fit completely in my ear, so unless you are standing up close, you can't see they are in. I've had them for about 3 years and I'm still blown away how small they are and how well they help me.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

I think the concept was old and fully grasped. Reducing the latency enough to make it work in headphones and earbuds was the magic part.