The 3.5mm headphone jack is one of the elder statesmen of the personal tech world, having become ubiquitous with the rise of mp3 players, smartphones, and other mobile devices, but now it's those very same devices that threaten its future. Intel has joined LeEco in trumpeting the advantages of the new USB-C connector as a replacement for the traditional headphone jack. The Chinese company recently introduced a trifecta of smartphones without a 3.5mm port, relying on the charging and data slot to output audio as well. At its Shenzhen developer forum this month, Intel has detailed a proposal to "remove the 3.5mm audio jack from audio sources."
What's their big problem with the established headphone connector? Well, it's an analog,...
via The Verge
