[The Next Web] This development kit sort of confirms Apple is ditching the headphone jack on the next iPhone

Those worried about Apple’s rumored decision to eliminate the headphone jack on future iPhones have a silver lining to focus on.  Cirrus Logic has created a development kit for Lightning-based headphones. The Lightning port is Apple’s all-in-one inlet on iOS devices, and seems to be gaining momentum now that the headphone jack seems to be going away. It’s capable of transferring digital audio, but headphone makers have never focused on that aspect because — well, they didn’t need to. Cirrus Logic’s dev kit seems official, too. It’s available via Apple’s MFi (Made For iPhone) program, which is its official platform…

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