Phil Schiller: Removal of headphone jack marks Apple’s desire for technological progress

At the launch event of Apple’s iPhone 7 on Wednesday, the company has made a decision to introduce a new gadget called AirPods.

The company will also bundle Lightning Connector Earpods and Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter with the smartphones.

The Cupertino-based company launched two smartphones – iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus – at an event in San Francisco Wednesday. Through a trade-in program, you can opt to give in your previous iPhone and get the 32GB of iPhone 7 without paying a single cent from your wallet. The cameras will also enable a new feature for bokeh photography, which allows users to play with the depth of field in an image. Some will hide the design more so than others, some will offer more rugged protection than others, and some will be more interesting than others. While an attractive addition for avid picture takers and professional photographers, the iPhone 7 Plus dual-camera is not a mass-market killer application yet.

Feel free to share in the comments if you have come across one you love. It also corrects the description of Apple’s installment-purchase plan, which is not a lease program. Numerous preorders will allow customers to get their hands on the device on its official launch day of September 16. In fact, they can be used with any iPhone from the iPhone 5 or later that is equipped with a Lightning port.

The latest smartwatch from Apple will start at $369.

CNET reports some models were already being backordered due to high demand within 10 minutes of availability.

The updated version of Apple’s Lightning Dock is now available for pre-order and priced at $49.

“Some people have asked why we would remove the analog headphone jack from the iPhone”, Schiller was reported as saying in The Verge.

But real, Charlie Bananas option for iPhone users is to opt for a pair of wireless Bluetooth headphone buds dubbed AirPods.