As is usually the case when a stardard has become something that needs to be modernized, several are the companies that begin to bid to win the battle. This time the battle faces Apple and the rest of the manufacturers. Yesterday the Intel company held its annual conference in which it presents all the news that will hit the market in the coming months. One of the news that attracted the most attention was the future replacement of the 3,5 mm jack of the headphones by the USB-c connection, a connection that in addition to allowing us to transmit, audio and video, also allows us to charge our devices.
According to Intel, USB-c is the future and it will be the standard used in the audio connections of the devices that will eventually become popular among users sooner or later. Despite the fact that the Cupertino-based company is using the lightining connection since the launch of the iPhone 5, late or early, rather earlier than later, it will have to use the USB-c connection, a connection that will be required on all devices. to be launched on the market next year in the European Union.
Today there are several devices that are already using this connection in the last models of devices that have reached the market such as Samsung with the Galaxy Note 7, the OnePlus 3, the Nokia 950 and 950 XL, the Nexus 6P, the Motorola Z and even Apple is already using it in the 12-inch Macbook that it launched last year on the market.
For now this year, Apple will continue to use the lightning connection in its devices due to the possible imminent disappearance of the headphone jack connection. Some rumors indicate that the company could accompany an adapt from jack to lightning next to the device so that headphone jack users can continue to use their favorite headphones without having to buy new ones at least for now.