TBH, I'm not bothered either way, the products I have now have the leads that make them work, future products will have the leads that make them work.
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Apple Readying Miniaturized Dock Connector for Future iPhones?
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Any cable or stand that connects the iPhone to a PC / Mac or automobile USB can be whatever size that you want.
The important thing is to give more space inside the iPhone itself.
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The magsafe idea some of you mentioned is a great idea, provided you can actually move data through a magsafe-attached cable in order to hard sync or behave like an iPod.
And that's exactly what's wrong with. It uses retention force solely to secure itself just like SATA. Which is a problem considering how shallow the actual HDMI port is.
Use thick HDMI cables and they fall out easily under their own weight. Try and connect multiple HDMI cables together in close proximity (as in the back of an AVR) and amongst other wires and they pull out easily. Bend the cables into tight spaces and again ...
The HDMI consortium know this is a problem, that's why they drafted a spec for a now connector with locking pins.
Not even close. USB is a small subset of the functionality offered by the 30-pin dock.
There are MANY more peripherals for the 30-pin connector than there are for USB-device. USB is asymmetrical, and the phone will be acting as a device, not as a host.
That part is not actually a problem. The USB standard includes supplement known as USB OTG (On-The-Go). This is a special type of port which can function as either host or slave. You just need an adapter to get a full size USB-A (host) port.
Right, but as far as I know, that requires an AB jack, which is not what's being discussed here. The EU referendum (and the emerging standard worldwide) is to use a micro-B jack.
I don't _think_ you can support USB OTG over a traditional B style device/peripheral jack. (Please correct me if I'm wrong -- I had actually forgotten all about the USB OTG spec, so it's good to be reminded of these things)
Um, no. There is no room for adapters on any of my audio devices, as they would also have to include some sort of supporting cradle.
as long as they have an adapter to use for older stuff, then this makes sense. and bring us thunderbolt!
Well this is pointless "innovation."
I agree 100% with the sentiment that "thinner, lighter, more compact" is only a positive to a point. How much smaller do we actually need?
And sigh, if it does happen, it's one more adapter we'll all need to carry. I already have too much stuff to misplace...
I agree 100% with the sentiment that "thinner, lighter, more compact" is only a positive to a point. How much smaller do we actually need?
And sigh, if it does happen, it's one more adapter we'll all need to carry. I already have too much stuff to misplace...
You do know that micro usb is just usb right? Its just shrunk and rearranged. And osx already supports android phones that use microusb.
I hope to answer all your questions right here!!!
This rumour might not be much of a rumour. It is very likely that apple will take on board a micro USB system. That's right, if any changes are made to its 30 dock connector it WILL be undoubtably a micro USB connection!
I had my doubts that apple would change their connection as it is part of what defines them however, this website proves that it is more of a definite than anything.
http://sockitz.com.au/new-charging-guidelines/
So after reading this article on this site (its not a long article) you will realize that it's not just apple who will be moving to a smaller charging plug. But hopefully everyone for more than 1 reason. Provide extra space inside the devices for key components, but mainly to reduce waste.
"After implementation, the plan is projected to bring down production of replacement chargers by as much as 51,000 tons annually. This will eliminate 13.6 million to 21.8 million tons of greenhouse gases emitted during manufacture." sockITz website explains
The slight downfall to this is if your not a user of a phone that already has a micro USB charger. Well, your up for another $20-30 for a new charger with your (possibly) next phone/device.
"Mobile Phones wont ship with chargers after this implementation as the Manufacturers assume you have one allready." says sockITz
This rumour might not be much of a rumour. It is very likely that apple will take on board a micro USB system. That's right, if any changes are made to its 30 dock connector it WILL be undoubtably a micro USB connection!
I had my doubts that apple would change their connection as it is part of what defines them however, this website proves that it is more of a definite than anything.
http://sockitz.com.au/new-charging-guidelines/
So after reading this article on this site (its not a long article) you will realize that it's not just apple who will be moving to a smaller charging plug. But hopefully everyone for more than 1 reason. Provide extra space inside the devices for key components, but mainly to reduce waste.
"After implementation, the plan is projected to bring down production of replacement chargers by as much as 51,000 tons annually. This will eliminate 13.6 million to 21.8 million tons of greenhouse gases emitted during manufacture." sockITz website explains
The slight downfall to this is if your not a user of a phone that already has a micro USB charger. Well, your up for another $20-30 for a new charger with your (possibly) next phone/device.
"Mobile Phones wont ship with chargers after this implementation as the Manufacturers assume you have one allready." says sockITz
Wow, I like a good zombie thread resurrection as much as anyone
, but you should at least try to have some facts right before you come "answer all your questions".1 - The EU mandate does NOT SAY THAT PHONES NEED MICRO USB PORTS. I'm not sure how many times this needs to be said: Apple is already meeting the EU requirements. They don't need to add a port, they don't need to include a dongle/adapter. The standard iPhone 30-pin to USB-A cable and mains power to USB-A jack already meets the requirements, 100%
2 - Apple will NEVER go to just a USB plug, as it doesn't do nearly the things that the 30-pin connector does. USB support only uses 5 of the 30 pins. http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml
I bought an iPhone 4S last week here in Germany which is definitely in the EU. No sight of any dock to micro USB adapter, only the standard dock to USB cable and the headphones were included. Got it in the Apple Online Store but still.
