The Chromecast Audio is no more. Google has decided to stop manufacturing the audio dongle that allowed you to add any ‘dumb’ speaker to your Google Cast setup. If you still want one, you’ll have to hurry — and to entice you to buy a discontinued product, Google is now selling its remaining inventory for $15 […]
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Essential’s $149 magnetic dongle will bring back your headphone jack
We know, you miss your headphone jack.
Like other smartphones, the Essential Phone has done away with the feature, but the company has just launched its long-touted external headphone adapter and DAC, which magnetically snaps on to the back of your phone.
And it ain’t cheap: The Audio Adapter HD will set you back an eye-watering $149.
Audio Adapter HD is here. A limited-edition DAC for Essential Phone, delivering one of the best mobile audio experiences available today.
Shop now (US & Canada): https://t.co/elFOmC523z pic.twitter.com/eKYyYocm4K
— Essential (@essential) November 13, 2018 Read more…
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View More Essential’s $149 magnetic dongle will bring back your headphone jackApple is reportedly doing away with free headphone jack dongles
It looks like iPhone users will soon live in a dongle-less future. Or, at least a future in which audio jack dongles are no longer free.
A Barclays research note viewed by MacRumors says that the new 2018 iPhones will no longer come with the lightning port-to-headphone jack adapter. The maker of the dongle, Cirrus Logic, apparently confirmed the change to Barclays.
“Cirrus didn’t update its FY19 guide… but they did finally confirm the dongle loss, adding more support for our below estimates,” the Barclays note reads.
Apple introduced the dongle alongside the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in 2016. That was the year it classified doing away with an audio jack an act of “courage,” in an attempt to move toward a wireless future (and sell more expensive Bluetooth headphones). Read more…
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If you spend any meaningful amount of time in hotels, you’ll know that many of them are still living in the age of the 30-pin adapter, even though most of us have already moved on to Lightning, wireless charging and USB-C. Nomad’s new wireless USB hub really cuts down on clutter, and makes it easy to charge what you need to charge, when you need to charge it. Read More
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