Just to reminisce; the new Apple’s shuffle has a chip in the headphones, so you can’t use other headphones with it. Actually, you can, but that way you will not be able to control it at all, because all it’s controls are now located on the headphone cable.
As a result of moving control buttons to the cable we’ve got a chip on headphones. Moreover, Apple wants to certify every headphones will be made for new shuffle. In addition, they want companies to pay fee for using their technology.
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