There are two ways of implementing USB audio on phones. Manufacturers like Samsung, Google and now Apple with its USB Type-C iPhones, prefer to output Digital audio from the USB port and trust your ...
A trade group is done creating a technology to let ordinary USB ports take over from the 3.5mm audio jack on laptops and PCs. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...
If you’re annoyed by having to carry around a dongle to use your old wired headphones with a new phone or tablet deprived of a headphone jack, things could be worse: That dongle might turn out to be ...
Astell & Kern — the company best known for its high-end portable digital audio players — is making a USB-C DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that’s designed to help get better-sounding audio from ...
For the last 50 years, audio playback devices have relied on the 3.5mm audio jack (its predecessor, the 1/4-inch audio jack, dates back to 1879). We've previously heard rumors that Apple wanted to ...
Intel says there are good reasons to say goodbye to the 3.5mm audio jack and bring headphones, earbuds and microphones into the digital era. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...
The Fiio Snowsky TINY is the latest pint-sized powerhouse from the Chi-Fi brand that continues to punch well above its weight ...
Glamorous earrings that’ll elevate your festive outfits Mobile devices are ditching headphone jacks, but you can still use your device’s USB Type C port with your favorite headphones if you get your ...