Scott, Have you had a look at the apple tv 4th gen?
It's gota usb c port on the bottom -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Friday, 9 September 2016 8:30 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Strategies for Charging your iPhone 7 while using wired Headphones It’s interesting that the MacBook has usb-c but no other products do that I’m aware of. Wonder if it’s added to the next round of MacBook pro hardware, when ever that’s released. > On Sep 8, 2016, at 2:23 PM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > > this is why they should have used Micro USB as the standard originally like > all other manufacturers. USB C will be the next standard, I guess it will > eventually replace micro USB, will probably take some getting used to, but at > least it will be a standard. As far as I know, Apple is the only company that > uses nonstandard ports on their devices. Almost every other manufacturer uses > either micro USB or mini USB for their phones, tablets and other portable > devices. > Original message: >> I completely agree Mike. We've headed down a dangerous path where an open, >> ubiquitous standard has been replaced in part by a proprietary port. USB C >> would have been preferable, although you can understand that with Apple >> having invested so much in the Lightning ecosystem, replacing the jack and >> the Lightning port would have been very...courageous. > >> Jonathan Mosen >> Mosen Consulting >> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org >> <http://mosen.org> > > >> On 9/09/2016, at 3:44 AM, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net >> <mailto:n0...@charter.net>> wrote: > >> Even for a third party company to address it, Apple would need to approve >> the accessory, this is one reason why they use the lightning interface >> instead of standard USB connections. Every lightning device contains a chip >> that indicates that it's approved. If Apple decides they don't like a >> particular company's product, they can refuse to provide the chip and the >> device will not work. It will be interesting to see if they ever embrace the >> up coming standard USB C interface or stick with their proprietary, >> nonstandard ways of doing things. That is one of my biggest pet peeves about >> Apple. >> Original message: > > >> Hi everyone, unfortunately as I predicted in my blog post of November 2015 >> and in subsequent posts on this, as has been confirmed by multiple news >> sources today, Apple has not released an adapter that allows you to use your >> phone and charge it at the same time. >> The reaction to this lack of addressing of an important use case has been >> fierce even among sighted people. Hopefully if Apple itself doesn't respond >> quickly, a third-party manufacturer will address this use case if the spec >> permits. >> In the mean time, here are a couple of work-arounds. I don't think these are >> at all adequate, but if you need to upgrade to an iPhone 7, they might allow >> you to make do for a bit. >> 1. Those of you who listened to the recap of the Apple event on The Blind >> Side with Jeff Bishop, David Woodbridge and me may have heard this one >> already. David pointed out that the Apple Battery Case for the iPhone will >> give your phone a recharge, and it contains its own Lightning port. This >> means that if you want to use your phone with wired headphones while >> charging, you can, by plugging Apple's supplied Lightning adapter into the >> case, then your headphones into the adapter. >> Second, Apple sells a Lightning Dock in its store for $49. This will charge >> your phone, provide speakers, and it contains a 3.5 mm headphone jack. If >> you charge your phone by the bed and just want to use it there, or perhaps >> you use it at the office where it's plugged in, this could work. >> Third, a number of manufacturers, such as Griffin, sell a 3.5 to Bluetooth >> adapter. This could introduce the dreaded lag inherent in many Bluetooth >> audio devices with VO, but I guess the only way we'll know that is to try >> them. They may get you by while you get a quick charge. > > > >> These are convoluted solutions for dealing with a use case that is pretty >> basic for any decent smartphone, but if wireless earbuds aren't an option >> for you, as they are not for me, they seem to be all we have at present. > > > >> Jonathan Mosen >> Mosen Consulting >> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org >> <http://mosen.org> <http://mosen.org <http://mosen.org>> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. > > > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is >> Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > > >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/>> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>>. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries> >> <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >> <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>>. > > >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is >> Cara Quinn - 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