Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
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Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
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Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#2As always, the problem is all those old earphones, headphones, and so on. The only chance of such thing prospering is if all those main cellphones come with earphones using such connection.
In computers, on the other hand, I'd love to have a phone with USB connector instead of the 3.5mm. That way I could get rid of those noise (caused by motherboard consuming power in variables ways), without using my USB-soundboard.
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#3>Moreover, as AnandTech points out, with the extra power and programmability on offer, in-ear headphones could also be used to track health data like temperature, which can in turn feed into the growing array of fitness-tracking databases.
I'm glad that they're just straight up admitting that the reason that they're doing this is snooping. That's quite refreshing.
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#4As always, the problem is all those old earphones, headphones, and so on. The only chance of such thing prospering is if all those main cellphones come with earphones using such connection. In computers, on the other hand, I'd love to have a phone with USB connector instead of the 3.5mm. That way I could get rid of those noise (caused by motherboard consuming power in variables ways), without using my USB-soundboard.
How else is Beats going to sell you the same overpriced headphones for the second time in three years? Gotta think about those gold plated yachts and CEO salaries. Won't somebody think of the executives!
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#5If a phone only has one USB-type C connector on it, how will you both charge and listen to music with your headphones with it? Is there going to be two connectors, one at the top and one at the bottom?
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#6As always, the problem is all those old earphones, headphones, and so on. The only chance of such thing prospering is if all those main cellphones come with earphones using such connection. In computers, on the other hand, I'd love to have a phone with USB connector instead of the 3.5mm. That way I could get rid of those noise (caused by motherboard consuming power in variables ways), without using my USB-soundboard.
The proposal sends analog audio out on the auxiliary pins, so adapters will be passive and dirt cheap.
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#7Discussion on the source article from yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11575550
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#8As always, the problem is all those old earphones, headphones, and so on. The only chance of such thing prospering is if all those main cellphones come with earphones using such connection. In computers, on the other hand, I'd love to have a phone with USB connector instead of the 3.5mm. That way I could get rid of those noise (caused by motherboard consuming power in variables ways), without using my USB-soundboard.
How else is Beats going to sell you the same overpriced headphones for the second time in three years? Gotta think about those gold plated yachts and CEO salaries. Won't somebody think of the executives!
Please don't post these comments here. It's not relevant to tech discussion.
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#9If a phone only has one USB-type C connector on it, how will you both charge and listen to music with your headphones with it? Is there going to be two connectors, one at the top and one at the bottom?
Some type of chaining adaptor makes more sense.
Re: Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack
#10If a phone only has one USB-type C connector on it, how will you both charge and listen to music with your headphones with it? Is there going to be two connectors, one at the top and one at the bottom?
A small USB type c hub, powered from the thing it's connected to.
May be as small as a cable inter-connect 3 type c sockets, 1 for the phone, and one each for whatever you want to connect to. You could daisy chain these or have hubs that offer 1 in and 6 out, etc.