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Title: News: Apple patents thinner headphone plug Post by: HCK on September 23, 2015, 09:00:26 pm News: Apple patents thinner headphone plug
(http://assets.ilounge.com/images/uploads/the_new_plug_patent_Untitled.jpg) Apple has patented a new “D-shaped connector” plug to replace existing 3.5mm headphone jacks. The plug still has the standard contacts for transmitting left audio, right audio and microphone signals, but is flat on one side, meaning it will only fit into the jack one way and would make standard headphones unusable with devices adhering to the new standard. Multiple outlets have speculated that the slightly slimmer headphone jack hints… Source: News: Apple patents thinner headphone plug (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-patents-thinner-headphone-plug) |