As part of conference Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC two thousand and fourteen), Apple told about the changes in the certification program MFi (Made for iPhone / iPad / iPod). Now accessory manufacturers can produce headphones and audiogarnitury mobile Apple, not connected to the standard 3.5mm audio jack .
To Apple will be difficult to convince producers to abandon the headphone 3.5mm jack interface in favor of Lightning.
Headphones are very important at the hardware level. Customers tend to use them not only with Apple products , but also with any other mobile devices. Additionally, you can connect to any TV or computer," - said Stephen Baker.
Lightning-use headphones will be exclusively with mobile devices Apple.
However, Apple believes that the Lightning has many advantages over the usual 3.5 mm jack. Firstly, such a connection is characterized by a high bandwidth. Secondly, manufacturers could produce a headset with additional capabilities. For example, a digital signal processor or with the support of active noise control.
Some observers agree that allowing manufacturers to produce headphones with Lightning-connection, Apple prepares the ground for refusal of 3.5-mm connectors in their devices. This will save space in the iPhone and iPad. It is noteworthy that in 2012, Apple refused to install an optical drive in the MacBook Pro with Retina-display, thus reducing the dimensions of the laptop and installed higher capacity battery.
A similar situation was in 2012, when Apple introduced a new compact interface Lightning, which replaces the usual 30-pin connector. Related Products :
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