Remember when Apple killed the 3.5mm headphone jack and then everyone else followed suit? I do—and it still pains me to this ...

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 ...

also no longer come with a headphone-jack-adapter in the box.) Finding an adapter that includes its own digital-analog converter and should work is not so simple. “Look for the adapter’s USB ...

Now, thanks to the implementation of USB-C ports and the proliferation of the best Bluetooth headphones and wireless earbuds, the 3.5mm jack is pretty much extinct. But a handy little dongle like ...

3.5 millimeter headphone jack and those that use a USB connection, you might wonder whether the more information-dense USB standard is capable of delivering higher quality sound than the 3.5mm ...

Just plug it into the charging port, and then plug your headphones into the 3.5mm audio jack on the other side of the adapter. It's that easy, and we hunted down some of the best USB-C headphone ...

USB-C earbuds and headphones rose in popularity when Google announced its Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL would abandon the headphone jack. The company’s grand solution for those clinging to wired audio ...

Like it or not, the effort to get rid of the headphone jack is well underway. The USB Implementers Forum has published its long-expected Audio Device Class 3.0 specification, giving device makers ...

Obviously, iPhones use USB-C now, and Apple does still make a USB-C to headphone jack adapter for use with iPhone 15 and later. However, if you use an iPhone 14 or prior, time may be running out.

The phaseout of the Lightning connector has been gradual, with the iPhone 15 marking the official shift to USB-C in 2023. The device allowed users to connect iPhones without a headphone jack to ...