CUI has introduced a series of 3.5mm waterproof audio jack connectors rated to IP67. They come in surface mount, mid mount SMT, and through hole styles, with right-angle orientation and four ...

According to the group, this new specification is primarily about allowing manufacturers to remove the old 3.5mm jack socket, while also enabling slimmer devices, improved water resistance, and new ...

HTC's 'Googlephone,' the G-1, has many faults, but the one causing the most fuss is the lack of a proper 3.5mm headphone jack. Instead, the headphones plug into a proprietary USB-headphone port on the ...

In the last decade, smartphone manufacturers have almost entirely eliminated new models with standard headphone jacks, but ...

Virtually all smartphone manufacturers have eliminated the 3.5mm audio jack even though it has long been the standard connector for a huge range of audio equipment over the past century. Most flagship ...

Apple today announced that the newest generation iPhone will do away with the ubiquitous headphone jack, apparently to make the phone waterproof and to make space for the haptic feedback engine for ...