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30-pin was an Apple-only connector, though. Same with lightning. The 1.5mm jack, on the other hand, is the standard audio connector for just about every consu

by cube13 12y ago

30-pin was an Apple-only connector, though. Same with lightning. The 1.5mm jack, on the other hand, is the standard audio connector for just about every consumer-grade device in the world. Not sure what the upside is for Apple, even with them owning Beats.

melling 12y ago
How's that connector gonna work on your iWatch or Google Glass?
Someone 12y ago
I agree with you, but here is a weird idea: they will have to make room for a micro USB connector to comply with EU regulations. Adding a connector doesn't feel like anything Apple would do, and giving up lightning would be admitting defeat. So, let's suppose they go this route: I think that an adapter could be ridiculously small. It needs to wrap that audio connector, hold it tighter than a lighting connector holds a lightning cable (should be fairly easy), add about half a centimeter for the lightning plug, and have room for some chip doing lightning-to-audio conversion. A lot of speculation? Yes, but if it works, I can see them go that way. The main problem is the case of people who use a single headset with iPhones and non-Apple devices (extra weird idea: when do we see lightning in iMacs?)
- projct 12y ago
  They are just fine with the EU regulations with the lightning to microUSB adapter. http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/apple-lightning-to-micro-usb-adapter/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/apple-lightning-to-micro-...
  - Someone 12y ago
    That was 2012. The EU made the rules more stringent recently, at least, that is what the press reports. See for example http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?doc_id=1321606 http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?doc_id=1321606. On the other hand, http://www.dvice.com/2014-3-18/eu-says-all-mobile-devices-must-use-same-charger-2016 http://www.dvice.com/2014-3-18/eu-says-all-mobile-devices-mu... thinks that the USB-to-lightning adapter will still be allowed.

by cube13 12y ago

melling 12y ago

How's that connector gonna work on your iWatch or Google Glass?

Someone 12y ago

I agree with you, but here is a weird idea: they will have to make room for a micro USB connector to comply with EU regulations. Adding a connector doesn't feel like anything Apple would do, and giving up lightning would be admitting defeat. So, let's suppose they go this route: I think that an adapter could be ridiculously small. It needs to wrap that audio connector, hold it tighter than a lighting connector holds a lightning cable (should be fairly easy), add about half a centimeter for the lightning plug, and have room for some chip doing lightning-to-audio conversion. A lot of speculation? Yes, but if it works, I can see them go that way. The main problem is the case of people who use a single headset with iPhones and non-Apple devices (extra weird idea: when do we see lightning in iMacs?)

projct 12y ago
They are just fine with the EU regulations with the lightning to microUSB adapter. http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/apple-lightning-to-micro-usb-adapter/ http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/apple-lightning-to-micro-...
- Someone 12y ago
  That was 2012. The EU made the rules more stringent recently, at least, that is what the press reports. See for example http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?doc_id=1321606 http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?doc_id=1321606. On the other hand, http://www.dvice.com/2014-3-18/eu-says-all-mobile-devices-must-use-same-charger-2016 http://www.dvice.com/2014-3-18/eu-says-all-mobile-devices-mu... thinks that the USB-to-lightning adapter will still be allowed.