Drxclusive's Blog™: These iPhone 7 Lightning headphones look like a proprietary nightmare

The 3.5mm headphone port and the Lightning jack are the Brangelina of smartphone components. It seems like everyday there is a new rumor of their split in the upcoming iPhone 7, a move that would lead to the demise of one and therise of the other. And today's n
o exception.Another set of images has surfaced on Chinese social networking site Weibo that appears to show off the standard set ofiPhoneEarPods, but with a Lightning cable in place ofthe 3.5mm plug.This isn'tour first exposureto these purported, refreshed buds.A similar looking set surfaced in March of this year, but they look ever so slightly different.Another reportseems to indicate that these headphones, if real, would be optional and the 3.5mm jack will see another day in the next iPhone. As you can see, these rumors really are all over the place.

A closer look at LightningThe Lighting connector seen in the below leaked image shows off the sharp plastic edge detailing that Apple introduced alongside theiPhone 5and is still in use with theiPhone 6S.iPhone 7Image credit: @iPhoneSJOddly, the latest potential leak of the next iPhone's Lightningheadphones seen at the top of the article rocks a completely new design, which could either point to an incoming change in accessory aesthetic from Apple, or it could be the only proofneeded to show that it's a fake.After all, this sort of product wouldn't be the hardest thing to fake.Not to go so far as to say that this is, indeed, a fake, but in a world where peoplego to the limitsto psyche outNintendo NXhopefuls, I imagine that someone with enough free timeand a will to convincingly mesh together some cables could easily whip this up.TheMoto ZandMoto Z Forcebeat Apple to the punch in regards to excluding the 3.5mm port, but we'll have to wait until September to see if it follows suit with its batch of ports.

Source:Steve Hemmerstoffer