AppleInsider podcast reviews Apple's 12" MacBook, talks earnings, Smart Connector, 'iPhone 7' and more

This week on the AppleInsider podcast, we go hands-on with Apple's new early 2016 12-inch MacBook, talk Apple's soft earnings, discuss the Logi Base Smart Connector charger, and talk about 'iPhone 7' and the headphone jack.

AppleInsider editors Neil Hughes and Victor Marks chat about:

The latest Apple earnings reports
Neil's early 2016 12-inch MacBook review
Neil's hands-on with the Logi Base Smart Connector charging dock for iPad Pro
"iPhone 7" rumors of a Smart Connector and no headphone jack
Intel's desire to remove the headphone jack in favor of USB-C

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16 Comments

kermit4krazy 86 comments · 8 Years

About 8 years ago

I strongly believe that Apple will regret replacing the standard headphone jack, and it will place further downward pressure on sales. It's simply NOT a change most iPhone users wanted or were asking for, and for many people, myself among them, it's more of an inconvenience than anything else. I use iPhones as convenient field recorders with wired lapel mics for videography projects (only certain types of mics will work), and my collection of mics will no longer work after this change without adapters, assuming they work at all. This in no way improves my workflow. It's purely an inconvenience.

snailer 51 comments · 15 Years

About 8 years ago

They should put the smart connector from the side of the iPad Pros on the 12" Macbook for charging.

kermit4krazy 86 comments · 8 Years

About 8 years ago

snailer said:

They should put the smart connector from the side of the iPad Pros on the 12" Macbook for charging.

If they added it as a second port, I'd wholeheartedly agree.

pscooter63 1072 comments · 13 Years

About 8 years ago

kermit4krazy said:

This in no way improves my workflow. It's purely an inconvenience.

You use iPhones (more than one, apparently) as field recorders. What's preventing you from continuing to use your existing hardware, even after you upgrade to a newer personal device? Is your workflow dependent upon LTE to upload your recordings?

(I've kept my retired/de-provisioned 4S around as a standalone, OS-frozen unit for a number of music-related apps.)

(No, I am not the one who down-voted your comment...)

canukstorm 2740 comments · 11 Years

About 8 years ago

kermit4krazy said:

I strongly believe that Apple will regret replacing the standard headphone jack, and it will place further downward pressure on sales. It's simply NOT a change most iPhone users wanted or were asking for, and for many people, myself among them, it's more of an inconvenience than anything else. I use iPhones as convenient field recorders with wired lapel mics for videography projects (only certain types of mics will work), and my collection of mics will no longer work after this change without adapters, assuming they work at all. This in no way improves my workflow. It's purely an inconvenience.

This is not an Apple thing anymore.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/10273/intel-proposes-to-use-usb-typec-cables-to-connect-headsets-to-mobile-devices