We tore down Sonos' highly-anticipated Ace headphones

Battery déjà vu ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ The Sonos Ace pack a very AirPods-esque battery The audiophiles at Sonos are constantly looking for new ways to tickle our eardrums, and this year Sonos enters a new product category with the $450 Sonos Ace over-the-ear headphones. Are these pricey headphones repairable? Let’s take a closer look at the hardware. [Watch the Sonos Ace Teardown]( Repair Reads Visit our [homepage]( every week to read more repair stories. [Bent CPU Pins Aren’t Always a Dead End. You Can (Carefully) Bend Them Back.]( One of the most fragile PC parts is the CPU. Its connection to your motherboard is a grid of pins that can bend if dropped or dinged, but even if that happens, not all hope is lost! Bending back CPU pins is a somewhat obscure, slightly tedious process, but still possible. SOURCE: IFIXIT [GuliKit’s anti-drift Hall effect sticks are coming for your PS5, PS4, Xbox, and Switch Pro gamepads]( Gulikit replacement joysticks are designed to tackle drift head-on. The secret sauce? It’s all in the use of Hall effect sensors. Now, GuliKit is bringing this permanent fix to PS5, PS4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers. SOURCE: THE VERGE [The AI upgrade cycle is here]( Every tech company is rushing to add AI features to their latest devices. Of course, Apple is jumping on the trend with Apple Intelligence, but it will only be available to the most expensive iPhones on the market. SOURCE: THE VERGE [More Reads]( Community Leaderboard This week's top contributors to iFixit.com. Join and contribute to our online community to make an appearance on the [leaderboard](. [Earn Points Now]( Let the dad dancing (and clamping) begin Add an Anti-Clamp to your Dad’s toolbox. Appropriate for beginners to Pros, the Anti-Clamp transforms the painstaking process of opening screens into a simple turn of a crank. [Shop Anti-Clamp Device Opener]( [GUIDES]( [PARTS]( [TOOLS]( [COMMUNITY]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [TikTok]( Sent by [iFixit]( · [Customer Support]( · [Privacy Policy]( · [Web Copy]( You received this because you opted in to our email communications. If you have an iFixit account, you can [edit your preferences](. Update your [store and language](. Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( iFixit, 1330 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, United States