But surveys have shown most folks only have one other headset and Apple gives you one for free and others at essentially their cost of $9.00. It doesn't seem like they thought this diabolical plan to take your money through very carefully.
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Samsung's Next-Generation Galaxy S8 Won't Include a Headphone Jack
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But surveys have shown most folks only have one other headset and Apple gives you one for free and others at essentially their cost of $9.00. It doesn't seem like they thought this diabolical plan to take your money through very carefully.
Um, USB-C wasn't a "Thing" until LONG AFTER Lightning came around, and Apple was SPECIFICALLY trying (and succeeded) to avoid the (many) downsides of micro-USB when they came up with Lightning.
So you might want to re-read history and give Apple a break...
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Thanks to the W1 chip, and next year, BT 5.
USB-C didn't exist when Apple created the Lightning connector and protocol to get around issues with Micro-USB.And replacing it with a proprietary solution while the rest of the industry uses a standard (USB C)
You will probably even be able to use Samsung earphones with the new MacBook Pro.
You do realize your connecting the two buds together with a cable is as simple as a $2 third party accessory, right?
I'm not being sarcastic, I'm pointing out why the AirPods are an overpriced joke.
Great, so they'll get you gate to gate, as long as you don't listen to anything while waiting in the terminal to board, and god forbid you have a connection.
I can easily go a 5 hour flight without taking my earbuds out. I was on a 17 hour flight to Australia and had my buds off for two, maybe 3 hours while I tried to get some sleep.
Oh great, that's 15 minutes I get to spend listening to the baby in the row behind me screaming. Or I could just buy a good wired pair of headphones and not have to hear it.
apple called removing the headphone jack "courage"
Now, Samsung will remove the headphone jack because of "courage"
Now, Samsung will remove the headphone jack because of "courage"
But Apple had the opportunity to switch from Lightning to USB-C with the iPhone 7.
The only reason i see is, that they will introduce true wireless charging (not this inductive charging puck based BS) with the iPhone 8 and will finally get rid of any external ports.
OK. Well we at least got your "transcontinental" problem solved for you. As far as "intercontinental," does it seem better now that know you have your 17 hr trip to Australia covered with 7 hrs to spare?
Quit using the term "Dongle" inappropriately. That is a slang-term for a device inserted into a port to satisfy DRM.
The proper term is "Adapter". A term that has been with us since the dawn of connectors of all types and in all industries.
if you were getting paid millions of dollars a year in royalty for wearing a specific pin on all of your shirts, would you take that pin off and wear a different one?
People like to demand and complain about things a corporation does without really understanding the business implications behind it. Apple is a publicly traded company and they have to maintain and surpass earnings in order to keep wall street and stockholders happy.... Once you go public its like selling your soul to the devil lol.
While I agree with you that the thing that Apple is aiming for is a "sealed" iPhone, I disagree that they should have switched from Lightning to USB-C with the iPhone 7. Well maybe "should" is somewhat incorrect. I think that what happened was that the iPhone 7 was well-along in its design and approval process before the final decision was made to make the new MBPs USB-C-ONLY, and so there was still a reasonable distinction between the I/O needs of the two product-groups.
But I would be surprised if Lightning survives another generation, dropped in favor of USB-C.
I think the thing to keep in mind is that to move to the next level with wireless [headphones / speakers], we need Apple and several other manufacturers to force the issue. I agree that there are numerous negatives with current BT wireless tech, but it has improved significantly, even over the last few years. I would bet that we'll see far more improvements over the coming year, because Apple and Samsung drive the bandwidth to make it possible.
And as much as it's easy to point out the issues with current BT headsets, just think about the wired headphones we've all used for the past 5, 10, 20 or more years (assuming you've been alive long enough). The one thing that has been the weak link with every pair of headphones I've ever owned...is the connection wire. Either the wire ended up fraying at the plug, or pulling out of the headphone itself, or some break happens within the cord, so that sound can't be transferred. There have been some other issues, such as the ear piece breaking or falling off, but I remember every wired set having issues.
If I did some simple math, in my lifetime I've likely bought and used at least 37 headsets (1 per year starting when I was 13) and they've all suffered the same fate. Over the past couple of years, I've switched from wired to wireless (headsets and headphones) and can say that all my current 5 BT headphones / sets, still work. The wired Apple headphones that came with the iPhones I upgrade to each year get passed to my kids, and I've watched the same thing happen with them - they all survive a few months before they're looking for a new pair.
Perhaps I'm tough on my headphones, but I don't think it's anything outside of the norm. I work and travel and headphones went into and out of briefcases and backpacks. And all the other tech items I've had, I keep in pretty perfect condition, so I think it's easy to point to the wired headsets as the weak link.
more likely they make the charger cable be lightning to usb-c instead, and include a usb-c to usb adapter for those that still are on old computers
Not sure what you're trying to say, but it has nothing to do with USB-C implementation. Apple has the capacity to put USB-C into their phones. It's even been confirmed that they tested iPhone 7 units with USB-C, they just chose against it. All Apple seems to care about these days is "thinness." What they should really focus on, however, is ease-of-use.
oh, don't get me wrong, Wireless headphones Are great in a LOT of situations. I use a pair when i'm mowing the lawn, cleaning aruodn the house, working out, etc
But when i'm sitting at my desk? I always opt for wired for the benefits that come with wired.
I also try and buy headsets that have replacable wires, cause I have killed a few due to failing wires (though, I do often repair them myself).
it all comes down to acceptible trade offs of either and how good/ bad those trad offs affect your own results. i'm just arguing that the "FACT" argument that was being made was pointless and untrue.
If flying long distances, I'd recommend a pair of BT active noise canceling headphones. I've been using Plantronics BackBeat Pro headphones for the past couple of years for the international traveling I do. They provide 24 hours of battery life, including while using active noise cancelation, so long flights are no issue. On my last flight from Istanbul to Chicago (~12 hours), I wore them the whole time, using them for 5 hours with just the noise cancelation, so I could sleep without hearing the roar. There are others out there as well that perform similarly.
Here, I fixed a part of the article:
[A few very vocal] iPhone users have not been happy with the removal of the headphone jack, a fact that Samsung took advantage of when announcing the now-defunct Galaxy Note 7. "Want to know what else it comes with?" Samsung VP Justin Denison asked on stage, mocking the iPhone. "An audio jack, I'm just saying."
[A few very vocal] iPhone users have not been happy with the removal of the headphone jack, a fact that Samsung took advantage of when announcing the now-defunct Galaxy Note 7. "Want to know what else it comes with?" Samsung VP Justin Denison asked on stage, mocking the iPhone. "An audio jack, I'm just saying."