All this has been designed onto a very small PCB, which sits inside a 3D-printed housing along with the 3.5 mm earphone socket.

IBM ViaVoice headset earphone connector and new iMac John Davidson writes: "The earphone connector on the headset that comes with ViaVoice does not fit the new iMac socket. (The USB microphone ...

By doing away with the headphone socket Apple could leave you with the choice between using Bluetooth headphones or headphones that connect to your phone via the Lightning socket that is currently ...

Fortunately, you no longer have to juggle charging all your devices from a single power socket the hotel provided; with the ...

So you are saying that they will remove the earphone jack from smartphones. But how does this jack actually work?

In-ear headphones could damage hearing more than over-ear versions, experts say. The smaller devices can allow more background noise to seep into the ear canal which may lead to excessive sound ...

Now, there's another option. Custom fit earphones, where the some or all of the earphone is moulded to fit your ear exactly, have undergone something of a resurgence.

At its business end, the Pro-Ject mini offers two single-ended headphone outputs (6.4mm and 3.5mm) that, according to the ...