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Apple unveils new iPhone sans the headphone socket

By | Published on Thursday 8 September 2016

iPhone 7 AirPods

So, as expected, Apple has dropped the traditional headphone socket from the next iteration of the iPhone, reckoning that wireless headphones are the future, or alternatively audio can be delivered via the lightning connector you use to charge the device.

If you happen to be really attached to your current headphones which have a 3.5mm headphone jack at the end of the cable, you know, like what Grandad used to use, well you can always get an adaptor that will let you plug those into to the lightning connector. And isn’t that one of the joys of being an Apple customer – being able to constantly carry round a little bag of over-priced adaptors with you everywhere you go?

Though for those of you ready to embrace the now, there’s a great opportunity to spend even more money here. Apple, of course, has a long history of making mainly shitty headphones, and now that we are officially in the wireless headphones age, why not buy yourself a pair of Apple’s wireless Airpods for your ears? I’ve not tried them, so can’t comment on their shittiness – they may be entirely lacking in shittiness – but either way they’re a steal at £159 a pair. Especially if you steal yours.

Other things were announced at Apple’s latest product launch bash yesterday, though much more fun is this summary of The Register’s attempts to get into said event.



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