Apple’s new plans for a headphone adapter are ridiculous

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Simple enough really. While innovation and change is all good, some things aren't worth tinkering with. Best left alone. Live and let live. But in Apple's continuing quest to achieve perfection through curved minimalism, they just can't leave the headphone port alone. Rumours have swirled the upcoming iPhone 7 will dispense of the headphone jack entirely. For those wanting to listen to music using their £500 smartphone, your options are using some wireless Bluetooth headphone or a pair of lightning connected headphones. Now in theory this isn't so bad. Wired headphones do come with their drawbacks: constant tangles are annoying and if you're wearing clothing without pockets, everything is a hassle. But a new video from by 9to5Mac, taken from a Foxconn facility in Vietnam, where Apple product parts are manufactured. The view purports the new "happy" medium for people with wired headphones. Introducing the lightning port adapter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xUrs2XIf_g A cable to connect to your iPhone, which you can then connect your headphones into. Is isn't a wholly new phenomenon: previous smartphone releases in China have seen phones use adapters like the one above for wired headphone users, and providing Apple include one of these adapters with the new iPhone, it shouldn't be *that* bad. Right? Want to win a free TV or iPad? Enter the draw to win one by taking part in our #MenUnmasked survey.