As for audio sources, you can listen to HD Radio or satellite radio, music from the S8's own hard drive, an iPhone over Bluetooth streaming, or an iPhone plugged directly into the car's
proprietary audio port using an adapter cable.
Audi's
proprietary audio port includes an iOS device adapter cable, but a simple USB port would be better.
However, I also ended up relying on Bluetooth for audio streaming, as Bentley gives the Continental the same
proprietary audio port as you find in most Volkswagen and Audi models.
Not exact matches
Along with Bluetooth streaming
audio, Volkswagen includes what it calls the Media Device Interface (MDI), technology that's trickled down from Audi that includes a
proprietary port with adapter cables for iPod, USB drives, and other digital
audio sources.
Among the array of broadcast and stored
audio sources in the E550 Cabriolet were HD radio and an onboard hard drive, but I was baffled to find a
proprietary media
port in the console with a 30 - pin iOS adapter cable.
On the left side, you'll find a
proprietary power
port, HDMI - out, an
audio jack and a microSD card reader, which you can use to add to the laptop's meager 32 GB of internal storage.
Spin the system around and you'll be met with an HDMI, Ethernet and a digital optical
audio out
port, as well as a
proprietary auxiliary connection for the PlayStation Camera.
The back also features an Ethernet
port, optical
audio out, and a
proprietary connection for the Alienware Graphics Extender, should you want a beefier graphical option.
Unlike the HTC
proprietary ones, the do goes included in the box work with other devices capable of outputting
audio through their USB
ports.
The top surface contains an Ethernet
port, HDMI out, a 3.5 mm
audio jack, a
proprietary power
port and two more USB 2.0
ports.
It also has two USB 3.0
ports, a Micro HDMI
port, a combo
audio jack, an SD card slot, and a
proprietary charging
port, and it supports current - generation 802.11 ac Wi - Fi and Bluetooth 4.1.
A Thunderbolt 3
port, a second USB 3.0
port, a
proprietary charging connector and a 3.5 mm
audio jack live on the left side.
The laptop's left side is packed with a
proprietary charging
port, a USB Type - C connector that can charge the laptop, an HDMI output, a USB 3.0
port and a 3.5 mm
audio jack.
Unlike the HTC
proprietary ones, the dongle goes included in the box work with other devices capable of outputting
audio through their USB
ports.
Following Apple's decision to forgo the decades - old technology on its latest iPhones in favor of its
proprietary «Lightning» connector, South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung Electronics is now also reportedly planning to drop the once - ubiquitous
audio port from its much - rumored upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8.
Universality iDeaUSA avoids
proprietary sockets, memory slots, and
audio / video I / O
ports.
Also packed into the master speaker are all the inputs you're likely to need, including a digital optical
port for your TV or CD player sound, analog RCA inputs, a USB
audio input, and a
proprietary cable that connects the right - side master to its slave on the left in stereo.
A 3.5 mm combo
audio jack, a standard USB 3.0
port, a USB 3.1 Type - C
port and also the
proprietary charging
port.