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Everyone has the same fear about Apple's new earbuds

The tech giant's latest earbud announcement confirms what iPhone geeks have long seen coming.
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Have you "already lost" your new AirPods, the wireless earbuds Apple unveiled at Wednesday's iPhone 7 event?

Yeah, you and everybody else.

SEE ALSO: The iPhone 7 will apparently have stereo speakers after all

The tech giant's latest earbud announcement confirms a fear iPhone geeks have long seen coming: Apple is doing away with the headphone jack.

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AirPods look just like your old Apple earbuds minus the wire, and come with a charging device.

And yes, you will probably lose one.

FWIW, there's a better AirPods joke to be made:

Even the Air Bud agrees:

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Laura Vitto was Mashable's Deputy Culture Editor.

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