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iPhone Headphone Freedom Coming Thanks to Third-Party Apple Remote

Written on July 23, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 10 people have commented

My Apple in-ear headset is fine. Despite complaints that there’s too much cable noise, and that they don’t seal well, I’ve had little trouble personally (or I’m just good at overlooking flaws in Apple hardware). Still, I have some nice noise-canceling Sony DJ cups just sitting unused in my closet, and I’m actually far more [...]

Mini DisplayPort to Dual-DVI Delayed Until December 23

Written on November 20, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

As if it wasn’t aggravating enough that new MacBook owners had to go out and replace all of their video adapters since Mini-DVI has been phased out and Mini DisplayPort introduced, today those lucky enough to have a 30-inch external monitor are now out of luck…again.
In an email to customers who’d purchased the Apple Mini [...]

Apple Recalls iPhone 3G Ultracompact USB Power Adapter

Written on September 19, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 7 people have commented

Today Apple released a statement recalling all iPhone 3G ultracompact USB power adapters.
It seems a small percentage of the adapters have a predisposition for the metal prongs to snap off in the electrical socket, potentially having some unfortunate side effects.
The ultracompact USB adapters were only sold with the iPhone 3G in the following countries: [...]

Apple Tech Support Trials Begets Better iPhone Headset + License Woes

Written on June 23, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 6 people have commented

It’s been quite a while since my last post due in large part to my dead MacBook Pro. Perhaps, unstable would have been a better choice of words as my trusty 15″ developed a very nasty power issue where it would just randomly power off without warning. The instability made it impossible to do any [...]

iPhone Headphone Adapter Roundup

Written on August 30, 2007 by Brandon Eley and 45 people have commented

iPhone users quickly found out that the headphone jack on the iPhone is recessed several millimeters and standard headphones won’t fit in the jack.
Belkin Adapter
The first company to release an adapter was Belkin, but the adapter is rigid, ugly and looks like a 3″ antennae sticking out of the top of your iPhone. The [...]