Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack

Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by daemin on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:01AM (#11579962)

If 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?

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Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by buro9 on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:08AM (#11580018)

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.

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Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by chiph on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:49AM (#11580392)

If I'm on an airplane listening to music/watching a movie on my device, the last thing I want is another dongle to keep track of.

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Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by afandian on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:13AM (#11580057)

One that passes analogue audio through? Or one that has a built-in DAC?

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Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by obsurveyor on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @10:09AM (#11580543)

Two connectors would be great but I can see more phones supporting wireless charging. I love it on the S6.

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Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by daemin on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @05:37PM (#11584773)

But you can't exactly use that on a plane or a train.

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Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by losty on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:05AM (#11579994)

Some type of chaining adaptor makes more sense.

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Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by Finnucane on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:11AM (#11580044)

And given that usb-to-3.5mm adapters already exist, I assume that if this happened, the appropriate adapter would appear on the market fairly quickly, so you could keep using your old headphones.

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Re:Intel wants USB-C to replace the headphone jack by gambiting on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:33AM (#11580238)

So now I have this ultra thin cable going to the phone in my pocket, but next it will have to be a whole USB adapter - I'm really not looking forward to that.

At the same time - sure, Intel should go ahead and implement this. But phones should just have both USB and 3.5" connectors.

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