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Title: New USB-C audio standard joins the iPhone 7's quest to kill the headphone jack Post by: HCK on October 02, 2016, 04:05:14 pm New USB-C audio standard joins the iPhone 7's quest to kill the headphone jack
<article> <section class="page"> <p> The future of mobile device audio is here, and if you hated the iPhone 7’s Lightning connector headphones, you’ll loathe this new solution. The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) recently announced the audio specification for USB Type-C was now complete.</p><p> Officially named the USB Audio Device Class 3.0 specification, this new release sets the standard for how audio should work over USB Type-C (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3108574/mobile/intel-praises-killer-usb-c-audio-features-in-war-against-traditional-headphone-jacks.html). The USB-IF hopes the new specification will be the “primary solution for all digital audio applications, including headsets, mobile devices, docking stations, gaming set-ups and VR solutions.”</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3125613/consumer-electronics/new-usb-c-audio-standard-joins-the-iphone-7s-quest-to-kill-the-headphone-jack.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: New USB-C audio standard joins the iPhone 7's quest to kill the headphone jack (http://www.macworld.com/article/3125613/consumer-electronics/new-usb-c-audio-standard-joins-the-iphone-7s-quest-to-kill-the-headphone-jack.html#tk.rss_all) |