
Goodbye headphones, hello AirPods.
It's official: there's not going to be a headphone jack in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and Apple fans and fanatics are blowing up the Twitter feed.
If you want to listen to music you'll need to use wireless Bluetooth headphones or buy Apple's new 'AirPods'.
The AirPod headphones features the company's first Apple W1 wireless chip, two accelerometers, two optical sensors, two beam-forming microphones, an antenna, and a small battery that can power it for five hours with listening and talk time being 2 hours.
However tech savvy that sounds, it costs $159 a pair.
There's another way to use headphones and it's through the headphone dongle. Apple introduced the Lightning headphones which connect to the port where you charge your phone.
The downside, however, is that almost all devices like speakers, AUX cables and other gadgets require the 3.5 mm audio port that Apple has eliminated. This only forces everyone to carry the Lightning adapater.
Whether it's a step ahead in technology or a really inconvenient upgrade, here's how users reacted on Twitter:
Jokes on the expensive wireless earphones getting lost started doing rounds.#Apple #headphonejack "We don't lose a port,we gain a way to sell more proprietary accessories"
- Dan Stark (@danstark) September 7, 2016
A comical analogy pressed on the importance of a headphone jackI'd much rather have wireless charging than wireless earbuds that I'll lose in 2 seconds #iPhone7
- lora (@okaylora) September 8, 2016
While many took it lightly, there were more who were furious.Heard the new #iPhone7 is lacking a headphone jack. That's like Microsoft removing the Start button from Windows. Equally brilliant ideas.
- LEMMiNO (@LEMMiN0) September 7, 2016
Another user brought out an important pointNo #HeadphoneJack? Goodbye @Apple. Your hubris and contempt for the customer is unmatched.
- Chris McLernon (@chrismclernon) September 7, 2016
And finally the memes1) Some musicians use iOS apps as instruments. To play a set, you want it docked with analog line out via #headphonejack. 2/? #AppleEvent
- Dan Masterson (@Dan_Masterson) September 7, 2016
When they pass you the aux cord but you have an iPhone 7. pic.twitter.com/pvq1E4n5pY
- Pinoy Humor (@pinoy_humor) September 8, 2016
lmao cannot breathe #AppleEvent #AirPods pic.twitter.com/9SRYLNWjsb
- Fail Text! (@Failtext) September 7, 2016
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