ewerk 26299 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Aye, apple have always done it first, stripping out floppy drives then CD drives and old monitor connections turning everything USB, but that's not proprietary. Always to much opposition anyway. Maybe this will have positive implications on audio quality across all devices, both wired and wireless. Doesn't convince me the DRM fear mongerers are wrong about ulterior motives though. We'll see I suppose. They spent a lot of money for Beats. It may well be connected to that in some way. It's absolutely nothing to do with DRM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26299 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Paid for in £50 notes. The great thing about the iPhone is that it holds its value in the second hand market so that should cover more than half the price of the new phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 "We call it the Apple Splitter. It's so advanced, you can use two cables simultaneously; you can charge your phone AND listen to your favorite music. And we think you are going to love it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 "We call it the Apple Splitter. It's so advanced, you can use two cables simultaneously; you can charge your phone AND listen to your favorite music. And we think you are going to love it." "APPUHHHHHSPLITTUHHHHHH" Chez and ewerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4964 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26790 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ewerk 26299 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 On reflection I may now wait until 2017 for the iPhone 8 which should offer much more of a visual upgrade. I will not be making any further comment on this matter at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17749 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Don't know about this DRM malarkey but isn't it simpler than that? Isn't this just a typical example of Apple changing a standard connection to a proprietary one so people will be forced into using Apple headphones or Apple licensed headphones, unless you want to use a shitty adapter or Bluetooth? It surprises me that people are happy to be tied into this very closed ecosystem when there is a perfectly good open alternative with so much more choice available. As I've said before, since Jobs died there is no innovation in Apple, and now they're clearly behind the curve technologically. Still using shit screens too I see. Honestly don't see the appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Don't know about this DRM malarkey but isn't it simpler than that? Isn't this just a typical example of Apple changing a standard connection to a proprietary one so people will be forced into using Apple headphones or Apple licensed headphones, unless you want to use a shitty adapter or Bluetooth? It surprises me that people are happy to be tied into this very closed ecosystem when there is a perfectly good open alternative with so much more choice available. As I've said before, since Jobs died there is no innovation in Apple, and now they're clearly behind the curve technologically. Still using shit screens too I see. Honestly don't see the appeal. How dare you suggest that there might be some underhanded motive behind all of this. It's all in the name of technological advancement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19817 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Apple's new wireless headphones look like toothpaste dripping out of your ear Edited September 8, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19817 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I'll probably still get one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I still have my 13 year old 3rd generation Ipod. It's on it's 3rd battery and is starting to struggle to hold a charge. It's a right twat on that I can't use any other charger except the original "Firewire". So can't USB to it and charge via my laptop while managing the music library in Itunes. Apple not only fence around their ecosystem to limit choice, they then abandon their "innovations" to leave their customers out of pocket with a useless device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26299 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Yeah and I can no longer find a charging cable for my Rio PMP300 but then again it's also fucking ancient. Can't you just use a firewire to USB adapter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Apple's new wireless headphones look like toothpaste dripping out of your earAye the headphones on their video. [emoji38] The bloke looked like a Vulcan gypsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Yeah and I can no longer find a charging cable for my Rio PMP300 but then again it's also fucking ancient. Can't you just use a firewire to USB adapter? [emoji38] Terrible taste in technology is not a new thing then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26299 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Given that it was the first MP3 player ever released here I didn't have much of a selection to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 This was my first MP3. Bought from the Apple shop in San Francisco, which makes me the coolest bloke itt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17749 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Why can't we all hold hands and live in harmony with standard USB connections? Seriously, pure greed from Apple here and hardly environmentally friendly either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26299 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) This was my first MP3. Bought from the Apple shop in San Francisco, which makes me the coolest bloke itt. Well done. Five years after I had mine. Well behind the curve. Edited September 8, 2016 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34425 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Whatever, Rio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13840 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 The state of those "airpods" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3978 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 The state of those "airpods" [emoji38]The only chance of everyone not losing them within two days will be to supply a pouch which attaches to either the phone or a nose ring of the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 "APPUHHHHHSPLITTUHHHHHH" Chez and ewerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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