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????蘋果公司（Apple）的移動設備——iPod、iPhone和iPad——一直都采用30針接口進行充電、同步和連接附件。但幾個月來，一直有傳言稱，蘋果公司正在計劃取消這個早在九年前就推出的接口模式。我們已經見過很多照片，甚至還有一段頗具說服力的視頻，都顯示新iPhone手機的外殼采用了更小的接口。 ????然而，我們不知道是否該拿這些傳言當真。因為對蘋果來說，設計一個原型機、卻對外界守口如瓶是它一貫的做法，也是在業界是出了名的。但在本周一，一直被視為蘋果公司主要消息出口的路透社（Reuters）援引“知情人士”的話稱，下一代iPhone確實采用了更小的、不兼容的19針接口設計。消息一出，分析人士紛紛開始嚴肅對待之前的傳言。 ????科技調查公司IDC的弗朗西斯科?杰羅尼莫接受路透社采訪時稱：“許多用戶想入手新iPhone，但他們又不希望自己花大價錢購買的各種配件成為擺設，為了不讓目前的蘋果用戶失望，蘋果公司必須找到一個解決方案。我想，蘋果最終會推出一款適配器，如此一來，之前的連接器也可以用于新iPhone。” ????不過，正如路透社的文章所說，這種改變可能會超出蘋果的控制，即使增加一個適配器也無濟于事。因為，為iPod和iPhone設計的各式各樣的揚聲器、充電器以及其他不知名的配件都是直接插到設備接口上。配件制造商或許對此會興奮不已，因為這種改變意味著一個全新市場的出現。 ????然而，對于廣大用戶來說，這個消息簡直讓人如坐針氈。 ????譯者：劉進龍/汪皓 |
????Rumors have been circulating for months that Apple (AAPL) was planning to replace the familiar 30-pin dock connector that has been used to charge, sync and accessorize its mobile devices -- iPods, iPhones, iPads -- since the format was introduced nine years ago. ????We've seen plenty of photos, and even a pretty convincing video, that seem to show the frame of a new iPhone with a smaller dock connector. ????But you don't know how seriously to take these rumors. Apple is famous for building prototypes that never get released. ????So when Reuters -- one Apple's chief pipelines to the trade -- reported Monday that "two sources familiar with the matter" had told it that the next iPhone has indeed been designed with a smaller, incompatible, 19-pin connector, analysts suddenly started taking those rumors more seriously. ????"Apple needs to find a solution not to disappoint their current clients who want to upgrade to the new iPhone but are tied to an expensive accessory that have bought," IDC's Franciso Jeronimo told the news service. "I believe Apple will come up with some sort of adaptor so the new iPhone can be used with previous connectors." ????But as the Reuters piece points out, the change will difficult for Apple to manage, even with an adaptor. Many of the thousands of speakers, chargers and whatnot sold for the iPod and iPhone are designed to have the device slot directly into the accessory. ????For the manufacturers of those accessories, the change represents an exciting new market for them to address. ????For users, it's a pain in the butt. |
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