stackyFACTS
Technology

Why Bluetooth keeps your earbuds on a short leash

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

People complain endlessly about their wireless earbuds cutting out when they walk exactly one room away. This pathetic range is fully intentional, meant to preserve the pathetic batteries inside your tiny gadgets. If the connection was actually strong enough to reach across your entire house, your headphones would completely die in about twelve minutes.

Why Bluetooth keeps your earbuds on a short leash
STACKY / Technology
One discovery leads to another.

Keep exploring facts in this topic.

Technology →
STACKY FOR IPHONE

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.

Keep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.

Download on the App Store
ONE MORE DISCOVERY?

Keep exploring

All in this topic →
Samurais could have theoretically sent faxes
Technology

Samurais could have theoretically sent faxes

The first commercial facsimile system was fully established in the late nineteenth century. A feudal Japanese warrior could theoretically have transmitted a…

Discover more
Bluetooth technology was named after Harald Bluetooth, a tenth-century Scandinavian king who united diverse Danish tribes into a single kingdom, much like the technology was…
Technology

Bluetooth technology was named after Harald Bluetooth, a tenth-century Scandinavian king who united diverse Danish tribes into a single kingdom, much like the technology was…

Bluetooth technology was named after Harald Bluetooth, a tenth-century Scandinavian king who united diverse Danish tribes into a single kingdom, much like the…

Discover more
The first RFID scan tracked a package of cheese
Technology

The first RFID scan tracked a package of cheese

The absolute pinnacle of modern supply chain tracking technology made its grand debut identifying a dense block of cheddar. In the early 2000s, Walmart and…

Discover more
The typewriter was invented to help a blind writer
Technology

The typewriter was invented to help a blind writer

Before it became the weapon of choice for pretentious hipsters sitting in overpriced coffee shops, the typewriter was actually a noble accessibility tool.…

Discover more
Technology

As tech giants forcefully push subscription models for basic hardware features, a rebellious open-source culture is rapidly gaining momentum, empowering regular consumers to hack…

From heated car seats locked behind paywalls to printers that refuse third-party ink, the 'hardware-as-a-service' trend has infuriated consumers. In response,…

Discover more
Wi-Fi doesn't actually stand for anything
Technology

Wi-Fi doesn't actually stand for anything

Despite what every smug relative at Thanksgiving claims, the term means absolutely nothing. It is a completely made-up trademark chosen because it rhymed with…

Discover more
StackyMore discoveries in the app
Download on the App Store