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Title: Apple patents half-height 3.5mm headphone jack, ready for slimmer future iPhones
Post by: HCK on September 22, 2015, 09:00:18 pm
Apple patents half-height 3.5mm headphone jack, ready for slimmer future iPhones

While Apple appears to view the Lightning port as the future headphone connector of choice, with some manufacturers already on board, there are plenty of us who’ll be reluctant to replace our existing, expensive headphones. Which poses something of a problem as iPhones and iPads continue to get slimmer, and existing ones barely accommodate the 3.5mm socket. […]<img alt="" border="0" src="(http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif)?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=399402&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare">
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