Apple may be set to end its use of the standard 3.5mm headphone connector — the mini plug — in favor of its proprietary connector, the Lightning port. If it was to do that, new iPhones, iPads and iPods wouldnt work with old headphones. Its had more than a few industry folks and Apple fanatics upset, to say the least. To make sense of the issue, All Things Considered contacted a couple of writers in the field. Host Audie Cornish spoke with Gordon Kelly, a contributor to Forbes, about the technological and business implications of Apples switch. He says the Lightning port could theoretically improve audio specifications and additional smart headphone functionality, and that the company has little to lose — with a lot of profit to potentially gain. You can hear that conversation at the audio link above. Cornish also recently sat down with 9to5Mac writer Jordan Kahn to discuss why the Lightning port might be good for consumers in the long run and how Apple has always been ahead of the industry game. You can read a transcript of that conversation below.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:06:12 +0000
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