What does Apple’s little headphone chip do?
CrunchGear is reporting the discovery of a little chip in Apple’s new Shuffle headphone control module stamped 8A83E3 - that has no documented use through the standard part identification channels. We are nothing if not curious, and the lack of information has led to rampant speculation. Is it a DRM chip? Is it merely a buffer? Is it an AD converter?Regardless, the fact that old Apple in-line control systems no longer work with the new Shuffle is just another example of Apple’s willingness to re
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