Follow PCHardwareBlips on TwitterMystery chip found inside talking iPod Shuffle's earphones
Published 3/16/2009 at The Register
Controller chip - or covert IP protection part? Discovery of an as-yet-unidentified chip inside a dissected pair of new iPod Shuffle earphones has sparked rumours that the control-less player can only be driven by Apple-approved cans.…
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