Listen in to the new hearing revolution with your wireless headphones
Earlier this month, the internet got in a froth about Apple's decision to drop the 3.5mm analogue audio jack from the new iPhone. Users took to Twitter to vent their outrage, while tech analysts, such as Paul Erickson at IHS Technology, suggested that the removal was money-driven: "It should be noted that wireless models are the highest revenue-generating products within the headphone market," he told the Financial Times.
Further disapproval was directed at Apple's replacement for wired earphones, the AirPod, essentially a wireless earphone and microphone - "like a tampon without a string" according to the Guardian - while the writers of US late-night talkshow Conan created a satirical Apple ad featuring the devices plopping from users' ears to floor and being eaten by their pet dogs.
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