Instead, Apple’s next phone will use its Lightning charging port as the conduit through which music will flow.
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Many people were angered by Apple removing the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7, assuming that it was an intentional plan to increase wireless headphone sales for Apple subsidiary Beats.
Apple’s new products connect to wired headphones via the lightning connector, which is also how the phones are charged (thus ruling out simultaneous wired listening and charging), but Apple’s biggest push is for a new product called Airpods. But accessories manufacturer Belkin has a solution: A $39 adapter that allows headphones and a charging cable to be plugged into the headphone jack at the same time.
Eliminating the headphone jack is a controversial move for Apple, and the reaction was decidedly mixed. Otherwise, there’s also an Apple solution: buy one of the company’s new $49 Lightning docks.
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If you’re deep into the fitness world and have a love for Nike, the Nike+ Edition makes the Series 2 a more obvious sports watch, with a neon-yellow-peppered band with little cutouts, not to mention some added motivational messages and a special face. Over the years we’ve seen thousands upon thousands of complaints and you could potentially run into a problem or two with this year’s iPhone 7 pre-order.
