Sentences with phrase «way of the headphone jack»

The most recognizable iPhone feature could be going the way of the headphone jack.

On the iPhone X, the old way of turning off your iPhone has gone the way of the headphone jack.

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With headphone jacks being a thing of the past, Bluetooth headphones are now the way to go.

Simply put, eliminating the headphone jack might have given Apple an opportunity to leverage the intellect within Beats and at the same time, find ways to drive more customers to a division that cost it billions of dollars.

Also, for devices with Bluetooth functionality and / or a 3.5 mm headphone jack or speaker, audiobook players like Audible or Scribd can transform a basic e-reader into something that can be used in the gym or on a hike, meaning that sore eyes don't have to get in the way of finishing a good book.

This reader continued the trend of having a speaker and 3.55 headphone jack and relied on the touchscreen as a way to take notes and highlights.

A 3.5 mm headphone port is conveniently located at the bottom edge of the tablet when it's held in landscape, which means your hands aren't bothered by the jack and cables hang down and way from the screen.

The A1 also has a mini-HDMI out port to its right side should you want to output to another device; a mini-USB in to the base side for file transfer and charging from powered devices or the mains; a 3.5 mm headphones jack also to the base side to prevent obscuring wires getting in the way of the screen when in use; finished up with a volume up / down control to the right side and an on / off switch to the top.

To use the DryCASE you place your iPhone or other item inside of it, plug in the included headphone jack, seal the top, and then use the included one - way pump to remove the air.

This morning, Apple confirmed the fears of many technology enthusiasts and headphone owners worldwide: the 3.5 mm headphone jack would not be making its way to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

The way it doesn't fold flat, while not the end of the world or without purpose, does make it more cumbersome than it could be and the placement of the headphone jack, while great for using it as a tablet, feels slightly awkward for a laptop being at the top of the screen.

The headphone jack seems to be on its way out, but there are still a lot of phones this year that still sport this much loved, yet seemingly doomed piece of tech.

Connectivity comes by way of Thunderbolt, HDMI, a combo headphone / microphone jack, a card reader, and three USB 3.0 ports.

In a lot of ways, this device looks like a slightly smaller version of the Motorola - manufactured Nexus 6, with a solid metal frame, and heavily curved back and sides, and identical placements at the center of the headphone jack and SIM slot, and microUSB port, at the top and bottom respectively.

Whether it's through an adapter or a pre-existing 3.5 mm jack, most any headset or pair of headphones that can be connected this way will work.

There are few interruptions around the side of the device, too: the microSIM slot is removed with a pin (included in the box) and the microUSB port, on the bottom, faces the «wrong» way to its LG and Samsung counterparts; the 3.5 mm headphone jack on top is placed, in a subtle nod to off - centre symmetry, identically on top of the phone as the USB port is below it.

More manufacturers are going to have to make a concerted effort to improve Bluetooth because the headphone jack is going the way of the RCA cable sooner rather than later.

You also won't find a 3.5 mm headphone jack, with the Mate 10 Pro going the way of USB - C audio, for better or worse.

Button and port placement is the same as well, with the volume rocker and pleasingly textured power / sleep button located two - thirds of the way up the right - hand edge, and the headphone jack and microUSB port situated on the top and bottom edge of the phone respectively.

Headphone jacks are going the way of the dinosaurs, but that doesn't mean you need to throw out your wired headphones.

The way Apple implemented this into the headphone jack is by connecting each of these pins to one of the four standard tips or rings you find on a 3.5 mm TRS connector (or headphone plug).

With headphone jacks going away and being connected is a way of life now, a pair of lifestyle earbuds are almost necessary.

A Microsoft patent shows off a new way of cramming the headphone jack into a much smaller space.

Sound output was surprisingly excellent out of the headphone jack, and I found using Google Play Music on my way home from work was just as good as any other phone out there.

That's certainly one way to ease the sting on the pocketbook, as well as a way to make up for the presumed continued absence of a headphone jack.

The lack of a headphone jack means that you won't be able listen to audio and charge the device at the same time — the way you could do with previous phones that had a built - in 3.5 mm headphone jack.

The decision to ditch the headphone jack will of course appear as though it's an attempt to copy Apple, but it may also serve as a way to block the company.

In one of the more tone - deaf moments in Apple keynote history, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller justified the aforementioned removal of the headphone jack this way:

The cut - out is big enough for most jacks, though if you're using a set of headphones with an oversized plug, you might find the case gets in the way.

Yes, there is an option to rotate the screen of the device 180 - degrees, but that's not a real solution, because this way you're holding the device upside down, which flips the earpiece speaker, headphone jack, microUSB port, home and capacitive buttons upside down as well.

As more mobile device manufacturers mull over ditching headphone jacks entirely, fans of high - quality sound find them selves increasingly in need of ways to keep using their favorite pair of wired headphones.

Let's get the headphone jack removal out of the way first since that seems to be the most radical hardware design change found on the new Apple iPhone 7 Plus.