Apple is not the only company trying to forget the 3.5mm audio port implemented in any electronic device capable of playing sounds, those from Intel having similar ideas for the port that seems to be too outdated to be part of gadgets anymore.
Intel recently announced that USB-C ports can successfully replace 3.5mm audio ports and supports a transition of electronic device manufacturers towards these new types of ports, abandoning the old ones in favor of the new, multifunctional ones.
Those from Intel claim that the USB-C ports are perfectly capable of allowing the playback of sounds from electronic devices, and since the new gadgets already come equipped with such ports, giving up the audio ones should be normal for most manufacturers.
Those from Intel claim that a USB-C port is capable of performing many more functions than a normal audio port, and replacing the latter with a USB-C one will give users the opportunity to benefit from more functionality from the products their.
Intel proposes to replace things like 3.5 mm mini-jack with USB Type-C which will help to add features to headsets and will simplify connections of multi-channel audio equipment to various gadgets. Intel is finalizing the USB Type-C Digital Audio technology and plans to release its specification later in Q2.
Basically, Apple will not be the first company to completely remove the audio port from smartphones, those from LeEco are already making this transition, and Intel will force the change for computers, so we have to get used to the fact that the audio port is dead.
