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  • Apple defends decision to ditch 3.5mm jack, says AirPods development began years ago

    mariomario
    Update your older iPhone to iPhone 7 with Apple Plug.

    http://appleplugs.com/

    mac_128

  • Some Mac Pro support pages archived by Apple, will no longer be updated

    mariomario
    The question isn't will they discontinue Mac Mini Pro, but will they discontinue the Macs altogether. Apple wants to be the dumb terminal company. Real computers are going to run in the cloud and be owned by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and others.

    Apparently, these days everyone thinks computing is so ridiculously hard that it should be left to mega corporations only, mere mortals should only use locked down appliances and fetch content from real computers in the cloud.
    xzu

  • Apple rebrands OS X as macOS, announces Sierra with Siri, plus focus on Continuity & iCloud

    mariomario
    RIP OS X

    This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end. My only friend, the end
    Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end.
    No safety or surprise, the end. I'll never look into your eyes...again.
    Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain. And all the children are insane.




    e4lcnocbuibadmonk

  • Rumor: Apple's 'iPhone 7' to ditch Space Gray for 'Deep Blue' color option

    mariomario
    Space gray was always a forced compromise. All I ever wanted was silver back and black bezel. Why is this combination not offered?
    jbishop1039TurboPGT

  • Intel pushes USB-C as headphone jack's successor

    mariomario
    jkichline said:
    cnocbui said:
    Smoke and mirrors.  Moving the the D/A and amplification circuitry a couple centimeters physically will not lead to any sonic improvement or greater utility, it will just drive up costs for consumers and line Intel's pocket.  It's completely pointless from a consumers perspective.
    I disagree. It would do more than just move the DAC and headphone amp, it would allow for more advanced DAC for handling multi-point audio. For instance, you could have 7.1 streams. Headphone jack is limited to stereo with mono input. The headphone could also process spacial context and alter the decoding of audio to provide spacial awareness. All of this is currently impossible with a headphone jack.

    It would also let your headphone volume to be retained on the headphones instead of per device. I also think if combined with Bluetooth wireless capability, you could switch to different audio sources for your device if in range like handoff without plugging and replugging.

    as far as cost, the price of a simple stereo DAC and amp is a fraction of other components like drivers. I don't think price is going to be a big issue for basic needs.
    And it also means the headphones now need a power source, and that is going to be your phone (which you won't be able to charge while you listen to music). And do you think they will care about your battery life as much as Apple does?
    lorin schultz