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It's funny how this is just an electrical engineering video disguised as consumer electronics (not complaining though). In a simple sense, all he did was put th

It's funny how this is just an electrical engineering video disguised as consumer electronics (not complaining though). In a simple sense, all he did was put the headphone adapter inside of the iPhone (of course he printed his own circuit board and added a switcher). Anyone coming in to the video thinking it's a solution would be misled since it's really only possible if you're willing to fuck with the inside of your phone, obtain the necessary precision tools, learn soldering and other engineering, and then implement (which in itself takes a lot of skill and this guy went through countless parts and broken screens; not to mention he has Shenzen at his disposal and even a factory willing to do small runs for him). Anyway it was fun to watch the process, and maybe cathartic for those lamenting the headphone jack, but certainly not brought back for the average person. Edit: For those curious I looked through https://github.com/strangeparts/niubi-headphones https://github.com/strangeparts/niubi-headphones and I think this is the what the design of the final board is supposed to look like, assuming I got the right file: http://i.imgur.com/fWPQNZf.png http://i.imgur.com/fWPQNZf.png.

ainiriand 9y ago
Why this comment is so dismissive? Please, for the sake of the conversation, lets try to add only constructive comments to personal projects.
- marrs 9y ago
  What's dismissive about the comment, or has it been edited since you replied?
- cooper12 9y ago
  What? I wasn't being dismissive at all. I said "not complaining though", "of course he printed his own circuit board and added a switcher" meaning no shit it was actually much more complicated and impressive, "which in itself takes a lot of skill", "it was fun to watch the process", and I even edited it later to include a screenshot of the circuit board which I found, indicating my interest in the area. The only way you could construe my comment as dismissive is if you willfully ignored everything I quoted. I understand sentiment is hard to read on the internet, but maybe you read over my comment too fast? The main point of my comment was bemusement at how the title makes it seem different than what it is, which is a nice application of electrical engineering. It's like me saying that "wow, these snacks for children are actually really healthy vegetables, how clever!" My tone was mainly of being impressed rather than dismissive.

ainiriand 9y ago

Why this comment is so dismissive? Please, for the sake of the conversation, lets try to add only constructive comments to personal projects.

marrs 9y ago
What's dismissive about the comment, or has it been edited since you replied?
cooper12 9y ago
What? I wasn't being dismissive at all. I said "not complaining though", "of course he printed his own circuit board and added a switcher" meaning no shit it was actually much more complicated and impressive, "which in itself takes a lot of skill", "it was fun to watch the process", and I even edited it later to include a screenshot of the circuit board which I found, indicating my interest in the area. The only way you could construe my comment as dismissive is if you willfully ignored everything I quoted. I understand sentiment is hard to read on the internet, but maybe you read over my comment too fast? The main point of my comment was bemusement at how the title makes it seem different than what it is, which is a nice application of electrical engineering. It's like me saying that "wow, these snacks for children are actually really healthy vegetables, how clever!" My tone was mainly of being impressed rather than dismissive.