In 2016, Apple completely axed the headphone jacks on the iPhone 7 in favor of wireless headphones. To help ease customers’ concerns with this transition in technology, the company included free ...

Bluetooth adapters may seem like a dime a dozen with minimal differentiating qualities, but they certainly can come in handy. Whether you want to add wireless capabilities to a prized PC build or have ...

Dongle DACs and adapters for every smartphone, tablet, and DAP were on display at T.H.E. Show 2022. We also want to thank Schiit Audio for loaning us a Ragnarok 2 Integrated Amplifier, Astell & Kern ...

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Remember the time Apple gave the iPhone a new connector and you had to buy a dongle to use all your old accessories? It’s happening again. But worse. Apple’s new Macbook has a do-everything USB type-C ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac You know how headphone cables always get tangled? In the past, I have put a cable down carefully, and picked it up just moments later, and the wires have already tied ...

Plugable might have just released the ultimate work-from-home accessory: a $24.95 USB-C dongle that turns one port into three and simplifies your laptop or tablet docking experience. Better yet, you ...

Harmonix achieved two unprecedented goals with Rock Band 4, and both required a lot of elbow grease. The studio conceived Rock Band 4 as a platform, designed to support as much of the music that ...

A thing can be handy and appalling at the same time. And if you don't believe me, check out the Uncourage adapter for carrying your iPhone headphone dongle on your keychain, which fills me with an ...

Apple's full embrace of USB-C has led to numerous user complaints, many of which are legitimate. However, there's one common refrain that keeps cropping up: A conspiracy theory claiming Apple ...