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Honestly I would be completely fine with just about everyone doing away with the 3.5mm jack but only if there is a good plan to move onto something just as univ
by BinaryIdiot 10y ago
Honestly I would be completely fine with just about everyone doing away with the 3.5mm jack but only if there is a good plan to move onto something just as universal like, say, USB-C AND there are already compatible headphones out there for it. Yes it will suck for many who have older headphones but if it truly helps in the miniaturization effort of technology I would be willing to bite the bullet if it's universal.
Wireless right now kinda sucks. I've gone through 5 different pairs of wireless headphones ranging from cheap $30 Amazon ones to fairly expensive $150 ones* and pretty much all of them have connectivity issues regardless of the phone I use even when they're in my pocket. Plus battery life isn't very good. So we need a good, wired solution here.
Now moving it to lightning? Absolutely no way.
* Surprisingly the cheaper the bluetooth headphones the better audio and connectivity I've had. Go figure. My latest $70 LG headphones are MILES above the $150 ones I bought and broke a few years ago (can't even remember the brand at this point).
- adrianN 10y agoI think most technology is already small enough. I don't really care whether my laptop is a centimeter thick or seven millimeters; phones getting thinner doesn't really help me either. What's the point of making everything thinner? Saving weight is useful, but you quickly hit diminishing returns.
- BinaryIdiot 10y agoYou're speaking of the comparisons of yesterday's computer with today's. These are minimal changes that add up. If you looked at computers 8 years ago to today the difference is absolutely astounding. But 1 year ago to today? Underwhelming. Making things smaller have a lot of benefits. - Axing analog components allow for smaller, digital components that can contain more capabilities - Lighter weight - Typically better battery life / efficiency. You can fit more battery in it and the signals have less to travel. - Research / betterment of humankind. The more we can shrink things the better, easier and faster we'll be able to use the same type of technology in smaller devices possibly even ones that embed into your body.
- adrianN 10y agoYou have a point, but when the way to make the devicer smaller is to just leave out useful parts because they're too big, that seems like a step backwards.
- bemmu 10y agoI wouldn't mind my mac being inside of my phone though, with just (properly working) wireless connections to an external screen, keyboard, touchpad and wireless charging.