I bought $8 Panasonic headphones for work outs (3 pairs actually) and I’m very happy (have had them for more than a year!) and no concerns on losing (bits of) them or damaging them with sweat or rain.

Phone contact not physical!

This is not true...Sometimes Uber has negotiated with the city/TLC to define terms under which it may operate. e.g. NYC

Except a Mac Mini is around $600 vs $1,000+ for the laptops