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posted by martyb on Monday October 02 2017, @10:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the Only-$10-per-millimeter! dept.

There's a new dongle in Apple land:

Apple ditched the headphone jack on the iPhone with the iPhone 7. The company's latest and greatest iPhones, the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and the iPhone X also don't have the headphone jack. The only way of listening to music on Apple's newest iPhones is to use a wireless headphone or use the lightning connector on the phone. But if you are charging your phone and want to listen to music with your wired headphones on the iPhone at the same time, that's obviously not possible.

Apple already sells a $39 dongle that lets you charge your phone and listen to music via a lightning connector at the same time, and it's now selling a new dongle that'll let you use a 3.5mm headphone jack instead. The Verge reports that Belkin has released a new version of its Rockstar adapter for the iPhone which lets you charge your phone via a lightning connector and listen to music via a 3.5mm headphone jack at the same time for $34.95.


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by LoRdTAW on Monday October 02 2017, @11:34PM (17 children)

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Monday October 02 2017, @11:34PM (#576305) Journal

    Don't forget about a removable battery! Good for for ease of replacement, spares, and security. I think LG is the only mainstream phone maker still producing such a phone.

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  • (Score: 2) by coolgopher on Monday October 02 2017, @11:45PM (2 children)

    by coolgopher (1157) on Monday October 02 2017, @11:45PM (#576308)

    My Lumia 950 also has a removable battery. I used a phone with a built-in battery once. Never again if I can possibly avoid it.

    I mean, it was a solid phone and I quite liked it. Until the battery bloated it apart. :(

    • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:31AM (1 child)

      by LoRdTAW (3755) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:31AM (#576327) Journal

      Interesting. Too bad it's a Windows phone. And that has more to do with the lack of apps though, I barely have any apps to begin with (because lets face it, they all suck, along with the whole mobile concept)

      • (Score: 2) by coolgopher on Tuesday October 03 2017, @07:18AM

        by coolgopher (1157) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @07:18AM (#576474)

        For all the complaints about apps, I have had very little difficulty finding support for the things I genuinely need (mostly various authenticators). And there's nevertheless a ton of what appears to be utterly useless stuff on the app store. I shudder to think what it must be like in iOS or Android land. As I mentioned elsewhere, recently [soylentnews.org], I am actually quite fond of the UI on Windows 10 Phone.

  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:17AM (10 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:17AM (#576322)

    I charge my phone overnight and from my PC as needed. I don't travel much. My phone running out of battery isn't an issue for me.

    My main battery drain is playing poker. All my communication is text. Voice tends to head into voicemail, which I delete instead of listening to (Virgin sux ass at knowing what my password is, I can enter it twice, then on the third time it sez "yeppers, that's it"). Then it spends a couple minutes for the "hit 1 for something. Hit 2 for something else. Hit 3 for something you would never wanna do". Hit a number, "Hit 1 for something. Hit 2 for something else". All in a voice like a dumshit talking to a mexican illegal who doesn't speak a word of english, but if you talk slow and loud enough they will understand.

    All my friend know, if you wanna tell me something send a text. Cuz voicemail ain't gonna get heard.

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    • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:41AM (4 children)

      by LoRdTAW (3755) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:41AM (#576331) Journal

      All my friend know, if you wanna tell me something send a text. Cuz voicemail ain't gonna get heard.

      I hate voice mail too. I made my outgoing message "You reached my phone. Text me instead. I do not listen to messages." Though, I've been thinking about using a clip from Aqua Teen Hunger Force where Meatwad says "Leave it so I can delete it" just to mess with people.

      • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:59AM (3 children)

        by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:59AM (#576342)

        I hate voice mail too.

        That's because you are not some sort of cave man. No-one uses voicemail anymore. Except my wife, for some reason.

        • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Tuesday October 03 2017, @03:40AM (2 children)

          by LoRdTAW (3755) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @03:40AM (#576407) Journal

          My mother still uses it. Even though I tell her every time I talk to her, not to leave one.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:42AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @12:42AM (#576334)

      Glad you explained that, but I'm still having a hard time texting you. Can you post your phone # again so I can make sure I'm using the right one?

      • (Score: 2) by DECbot on Tuesday October 03 2017, @02:20PM

        by DECbot (832) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @02:20PM (#576593) Journal

        Posts like this creates a desire for me to possess a 1-900 number. I'll even talk to the Indian bots for hours.

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    • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday October 03 2017, @02:48PM (2 children)

      by maxwell demon (1608) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @02:48PM (#576609) Journal

      How do you text from a landline phone?

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      • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Tuesday October 03 2017, @03:24PM (1 child)

        by Grishnakh (2831) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @03:24PM (#576621)

        You ditch it and join the civilized world, that's how.

        Do you still use faxes too? Or a horse and buggy?

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @07:36PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @07:36PM (#576743)

          You ditch it and join the civilized world, that's how.

          Do you still use faxes too? Or a horse and buggy?

          And what do you do when your phone has no service because of the scaffold (in place for over 18 months with no end in sight) right outside your window is covered in chicken wire, creating a faraday cage?

          Not trolling here, just a reminder that your use case isn't everyone elses.

  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @01:28AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @01:28AM (#576356)

    The Moto E4 also have a user replaceable battery. That fact is why I have a Moto E4.

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @02:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @02:23AM (#576380)

    I think Alcatel phones generally have removable batteries.

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Kawumpa on Tuesday October 03 2017, @06:39AM

    by Kawumpa (1187) on Tuesday October 03 2017, @06:39AM (#576463)

    The Moto G5 has all of the above, is not expensive and works with LineageOS.