[ericwatson]

I wonder if the shure music phone adapter works with the new shuffle might not control
volume but play and pause and skip and voice over

 

[ericwatson]

I wonder if the shure music phone adapter works with the new shuffle might not control
volume but play and pause and skip and voice over

 

[member1982]

i dont think so, apparently there is a new control chip put into those Apple earphones or something that controls it... well that has to understand the new beeps send by the player to the controls

 

[Quaddy]

perhaps i could use a plastic whistle that came with my cereal to send the right beeps?

that would be even less cubic feet

 

[frozenice]

I actually have a 2 foot long volume control extension that came with a Panasonic Cassette Walkman I bought 10 or 15 years ago. It is similar to the prototype that Quaddy showerd on the previous (except 18" longer). It has a volume thumbwheel, a couple of small push buttons, +, - and it looks like a pause button.

I don't have a camera so I can't take a picture of it but they were a common feature on the cassette players back then.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip

Epoch fail!

 

[member1982]

yes that chip. Kinda stupid now that the price of a shuffle gone up too much... 29.99 USD anyone? for the previlege of using your own headphones???!!

The new controls is a great idea (which have been done to death every other manufacturer of previous CD player/cassett have done it already, but apple has made is smaller and concise...), if ure running etc, and want to skip tracks, just do so on the cord... It would be great if the player it self also have the controls.

 

[Ricardo Dawkins]

^^ hahaha. Period.

 

[swmtnbiker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip Epoch fail!

BRILLIANT move Apple. Not. Could this requirement virally infect the rest of the iPod line in the future? It's not outside the realm of possibility.

 

[nsx_23]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif Third-party iPod shuffle headphones will require Apple-licensed authentication chip Epoch fail!

So we can now look forward to ridiculously overpriced versions of normal headphones, just like when the iPhone came out and required manufacturers to make specific jacks to suit the iPhone....

 

[Burninate35]

I foresee people hacking the crappy headphones into a cable with a female connector on the end for use of decent headphones. (by chopping off the budds)

I do not really get what this chip thing is though.

 

[nsx_23]

We'll all need Apple certified chips in our head in the future to use any Apple product.

 

[Adamora]

this is outrageous!

 

[iriverdude]

Next on the Apple requirements when buying at Apple store is swearing a oath of alligence and to all mighty God Steve Jobbs :-D

 

[member1982]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iriverdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif Next on the Apple requirements when buying at Apple store is swearing a oath of alligence and to all mighty God Steve Jobbs :-D

true.