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iPhone compatible in-ear headphones for MacWorld?

Will they release an iPhone compatible version of the in-ear headphones?

  • Yes, they probably will at macworld!

    Votes: 8 26.7%

  • No!

    Votes: 22 73.3%
  • Total voters
    30
  • Poll closed .
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fishmoose

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Since the new in-ear headphones volume control don't work for the iPhone/3G, do you think Apple will release a version without volume control at MacWorld or a version with volume control that works for the iPhone?

I know volume control isn't that much of a big deal but since Apple gives no hints whatsoever that these headphones work for the iPhone on there website besides the support document, maybe they're planing on releasing an iPhone version?

This was just a thought i had when i couldn't sleep yesterday, so don't flame me if it's a stupid thread ;)
 
My hunch - Nope.

I'm looking forward (hopefully) to Mac World to dismiss some of the rumors going around :p (iPhone Nano)
 
Rayfire said:
My hunch - Nope.

I'm looking forward (hopefully) to Mac World to dismiss some of the rumors going around :p (iPhone Nano)
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Yeah the iphone Nano idea sounds stupid to me to, it would be hard to write on such device.

But I don't know about the headphones :p I think there is a chance :p
 
I think we'll see a hardware revision (probably along with a memory upgrade) that will include the additional connector necessary to make the headphones 100% compatible.
 
If they wanted the headphones to be iPhone compatible they would have done so in the original launch. I'm puzzled why they didn't but it's unlikely they'd take the time to do so just a few months after the original launch.
 
Luke1robb said:
Why can't the volume control be used on an iPhone? I'd love to be able to have the feature set in my headphones.... what's wrong hardware wise?
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As i understod it, the iphone is missing a fifth connector ring and the volume controller uses that fifth ring to set the volume.

Some people say this can be fixed anyway with a software update but the majority thinks it can't be fixed with software and therefor the next revision of the of the iPhone will have the fifth ring.
 
fishmoose said:
As i understod it, the iphone is missing a fifth connector ring and the volume controller uses that fifth ring to set the volume.

Some people say this can be fixed anyway with a software update but the majority thinks it can't be fixed with software and therefor the next revision of the of the iPhone will have the fifth ring.
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I SERIOUSLY doubt software will fix this. If it were that simple, the update would have been released when the earphones came out. Apple knows they would have sold a lot more if they were compatible, no way would they be waiting for it.
 
Daremo said:
I SERIOUSLY doubt software will fix this. If it were that simple, the update would have been released when the earphones came out. Apple knows they would have sold a lot more if they were compatible, no way would they be waiting for it.
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Exactly and that's the point of this thread will apple release the same headphones without the volume controls at macworld?
Or have they found away to control the volume with only four rings?
 
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Apple site for inear:

"Connector

Four-conductor 3.5 mm audio jack"

I dont no why you all think they have 5 ring connector because they definately DONT!!!

i really hope it can be fixed with software
 
DannyBres said:
I dont no why you all think they have 5 ring connector because they definately DONT!!!
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Then surely it has to be software? but if that's the case why havent Apple fixed it?

Maybe they want iPhone users to buy another set of headphones, they might be introduced at macworld? see where i'm coming from ;)
 
fishmoose said:
Then surely it has to be software? but if that's the case why havent Apple fixed it?

Maybe they want iPhone users to buy another set of headphones, they might be introduced at macworld? see where i'm coming from ;)
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They work with all the current ipod (excluding the shuffle) and all the current unibooks! so surely they put the same 4 pin hardware inn all the products including the phones so it has to be software!
 
DannyBres said:
They work with all the current ipod (excluding the shuffle) and all the current unibooks! so surely they put the same 4 pin hardware inn all the products including the phones so it has to be software!
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Then i really hope they fix it!

Btw do you like the headphones are they worth the money?
 
Yer, I loved them at first! Then i started having doubts after what I read on here! Now, I am very happy with them, my old ones have broken (the remote) so these were worth it. But i cant get the right ear to sit properly :( it is a little loose...
 
DannyBres said:
Yer, I loved them at first! Then i started having doubts after what I read on here! Now, I am very happy with them, my old ones have broken (the remote) so these were worth it. But i cant get the right ear to sit properly :( it is a little loose...
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Okay cool, but sound quality is good?
I have experience with in-ear headphones and when they are loose you should go up a size on the rubber part that you can change, have you tried that?
 
they are iphone compatible. if you want to change the volume stick you hand in your pocket and click on the rocker. not that hard
 
I hope so but I thought the last firmware update (2.2?) was the perfect time to do it.
Something tells me that its a h/w issue.
Not a huge deal for me because the 3G has volume controls easily reached on the iphone.
 
As the connector on the new in-ear is the same as the one on the original headphones shipped with the iPhone, I think Apple only needs to make a softwarechange. Let's hope the next firmware update does the trick.
 
It's a matter of allowing the iPhone to interpret the signal from the headphones. It's the same number of connections as before - 3 or 4, however you want to look at it (I say 3 but that argument has occurred) - and the iPhone just needs to "learn" how to read that new signal.
 
I received my in-ear headphones yesterday (they're great by the way)

As an iPhone 3G owner here's something, along with the above posts, that's helping me to cling on to the hope that Apple may release an update for the iPhone 3G that will enable use of the volume function.

On the back of the headphones box there's a sticky label that displays the information about the compatibility of the headphones (iPod nano 4th gen etc etc)

All the other information about the headphones is printed on the box itself. I'm hoping this means they've allowed for the fact that the compatibiity info may change, at which point they can apply an updated sticker to the box.

Desperate? Maybe, but I can hope...
 
As much as I want to believe it's software, I simply can't. Even if Apple released an update the day the earbuds were released, as 2.2.1, and the only thing it added was the compatibility issue, they would have sold a ton more. I just can't believe as much as they love profit, they would miss out on this opportunity at launch, for the iPhone, which is arguably Apple's flagship device.

I'm betting the house on hardware. Software doesn't make sense. I believe the new touch and ipods are wired differently to accept the use of the volume and such. I hope I'm wrong.
 
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