Teen Barely Survives 260-Foot Fall While Hiking, Thanks to His High-Tech Headphones

Teen Barely Survives 260-Foot Fall While Hiking, Thanks to His High-Tech Headphones


There are quite a few criticisms hurled at Apple’s AirPods.

The high-tech wireless headphones are often derided for being expensive (a cursory glance at Apple’s store page shows the most recent “pro” versions to be $249), for failing to hold a charge, for quality issues, and for poor repairability issues often tied to allegations of planned obsolescence.

Those criticisms may very well be true, and not just a matter of broader anti-Apple sentiment.

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But did you know that those fancy pieces of tech could also potentially save your life?

According to the Australian Broadcasting Company, those expensive earbuds apparently played a critical role in saving the life of Jake McCollum.

7 News reported that 18-year-old McCollum was hiking Mount Walsh in Biggenden, Australia, when he

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