" Dongle "I do a lot of college lectures, so I always have a dongle and a spare dongle to connect the computer to the projector.
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This extremely long dongle: Major BDE (Big Dongle Energy) coming from this one.
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It basically works like a dongle splitter, without having to use an annoying dongle.
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I'm going to say the word dongle as much as possible and give it a sexual tone. Dongle.
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The problem with living in the dongle life is, well, the dongle that sticks out like a sore thumb.
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WM: You know, if you put the dongle on the end of your headphones … KS: It's still a dongle.
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Yet, I didn't expect to love the dongle when I called Apple's move to USB-C "dongle hell" back in 2016.
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Even the biggest dongle enthusiasts have had bad days when they lose a dongle or two and misplace their wireless headphones.
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If there's been a more clever (and cheeky) way to secure your dongle than the Dongle Dangler, we haven't seen it.
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Use a dongle Apple will likely include a dongle with the new iPhone to plug existing headphones into the lightning port.
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But the most valuable dongle/adapter might be a display dongle, so you can more easily connect your laptop to a second screen.
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Unlike older Yubikeys, the Series 5 version includes NFC as well as USB, while the Titan includes a Bluetooth dongle and a USB dongle.
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This $99 dongle, which attaches to the earphones via an MMCX connector and includes a Cirrus Logic digital-to-analog converter, is ultimately just a dongle.
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It also won't come with a headphone jack (sorry dongle haters) and will instead rely on a USB Type-C and a dongle for audio output.
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I needed a dongle for a standard-sized USB key press kit, for example, and yet another dongle for importing photos with my camera's SD card.
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Last year's version had two Lightning ports, so if you wanted to use wired headphones with it, you had to plug Apple's own headphone dongle into another dongle.
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Now, it seems Google has realized its dongle error and is dropping the price down to $9, or the same as Apple's Lighting to headphone jack replacement dongle.
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If Apple does move to USB-C, existing iPhones with Lightning ports would require a dongle (or at least a new cable, which, arguably, is a dongle) to use all new USB-C peripherals and chargers, and USB-C iPhones would require a dongle to work with legacy Lightning accessories.
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There's an AFT 2.4GHz wireless dongle that slots into the mouse when not in use, and the mouse can also work over Bluetooth LE once you've lost the dongle.
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The dongle in the picture is just the placeholder that comes with the laptop because I didn't have an Xbox One wireless adapter handy, and my PS4 dongle didn't fit.
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So when you get home, you can remove the dongle from your Switch, dock your Switch, and then plug the dongle back into the included the adapter connected to the dock.
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For that you need — you guessed it — a dongle.
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I wish I could tell you how much of a difference the dongle makes, but I misplaced it early on and have been using the dongle that came with the Pixel 2 since.
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Screenshot: GoogleGoogle's deeply discounted Chromecast Audio dongle is reportedly canceled.
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Now, a small red dongle turns that into a reality.
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Ironically, I won't have to buy a dongle for headphones.
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Consider this: The dongle is just a really affordable gadget.
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It's a good time to start a dongle company, though.
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But what is really going to change is the dongle.
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Be prepared to go wireless or live the dongle life.
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You can't, at least not without yet another dongle ($49).
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The company describes it as either a dongle or chip.
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The lamp costs about $840 and comes with one dongle.
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It's a 4K version of its existing Cam Link dongle.
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There's that dongle to charge (it should last two days).
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On that front, the dongle does it all with panache.
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Ultimately, it seems that dongle hell is here to stay.
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So imposed dongle hell is bad for the planet too.
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The Essential Phone comes with a ridiculously huge headphone dongle.
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Been spendin' most our lives, living in a dongle paradise.
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You'll now be in dongle hell just like Apple fans.
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Of course, not everyone is happy living the dongle life.
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Though, perhaps, nothing says "I love you" like a dongle.
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If I want to connect to an external display or projector to do a work presentation, I'll have to choose between the VGA dongle ($40) or the AV multiport dongle that includes HDMI ($69).
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Specifically a Lightning-to-headphone-jack dongle that — surprise, surprise — won't work with Android phones like the Moto Z that also doesn't have a headphone jack and needs a USB-C-to-headphone-jack dongle.
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This is by no means a definitive list of every dongle ever made (I humbly open my mailbox to the best and worst there is to offer.) Where do I even begin with this dongle?
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I know it sounds like I'm trying to sell you one of these, but really I'm just regretting my recent purchase of a Pi Zero starter kit, USB hub, Wi-Fi dongle, and Bluetooth dongle.
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And when you're done gaming, you can unplug the Arctis 1 Wireless' dongle, detach the removable mic, and then plug the dongle into a phone to use the headset as a pair of wireless headphones.
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The phone comes with a dongle so you really can't complain.
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Are we really expected to carry this silly little dongle everywhere?
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And a different dongle to connect them to a Pixel 2.
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And the recent machines have consigned MacBook users to dongle hell.
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It's a dongle-ful world, everybody, and it's all Apple's fault.
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My pick for best dongle is Google's $9 headphone jack adapter.
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Dongle hell might finally be getting a little better next year.
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Instead, chalk this up to my growing love of the dongle.
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I'm stoked the third port is the dongle friendly USB-C.
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The USB-C dongle is a bit smaller than a dime.
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Making matters worse, Google seems to have a dongle pricing problem.
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Get ready to use a dongle with your fancy wired headphones.
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Compared to similar apps, Luna Display relies on a hardware dongle.
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It appears the dongle is already sold out all over China.
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Instead, Apple will still sell you the dongle separately for $9.
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As for the dongle… turns out it won't ship in-box.
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There's no headphone jack, just USB-C and an included dongle.
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Or AirPods if you want to live that dongle-free life.
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Accept dongle hell, go Bluetooth or buy new Lightning-based headphones.
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He's paying attention to that little Bluetooth dongle that powers Jacquard.
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So that's one less dongle you'll have to carry with you.
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Another damn dongle to buy, attach and detach and eventually lose.
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Just get a dongle/hub and you're back in business. Ugh.
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You're not getting USB-C wired earbuds or even a dongle.
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They're light, don't require a dongle, and produce an enjoyable sound.
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A dongle for 22020mm earbuds can be purchased separately for $25.
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In 2020, TiVo is unveiling its newest hardware device: a dongle.
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It's 2018 and dongle hell is very much still a thing.
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LG: I just remember us chanting "dongle" at the same time.
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Why it instead chose to just include the dongle, which costs $9 if you lose it, isn't clear, as other flagship devices, like the iPhone 8, are shipped with both a dongle and a pair of earbuds.
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You won't find a headphone jack or USB-C to headphone dongle in the box, unfortunately, so you'll have to rely on Bluetooth headphones for private listening or pick up a dongle to use your wired headphones.
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If you plug Apple's dongle or Lightning EarPods into it, nothing happens.
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Just a note: Google's dongle isn't for charging and listening to music.
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Previously, you had to employ some dongle magic to add that functionality.
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It's unclear whether you need the app for the dongle to function.
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As it stands now, Apple's use of the dongle has been… clever?
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You probably wouldn't wanna use the dongle anyway, since it's pretty large.
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It's also conceivable that "dongle" derived from "dong," which also naturally dangles.
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I certainly got that feeling testing the tiny red dongle this week.
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Is that worth putting up with a new layer of dongle despair?
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This is my primary USB-C dongle, and it is a disaster.
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So now, of course, there's a dongle to replace the headphone jack.
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You can get cord-free audio without even needing a separate dongle.
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You might have to bring home a dongle with your new purchase.
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Instead, Apple is selling a USB-C to 3.5mm dongle for $9.
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Also, like the Fitbit Versa Lite, it charges using a proprietary dongle.
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Customers with Roamio DVRs will need a Bluetooth USB receiver dongle, though.
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The dongle also displays a slideshow of Getty Images while music plays.
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But that's yet another dongle tax ($9) I shouldn't have to pay.
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The Dell XPS 15 is a great antidote, and requires no dongle.
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To attach a monitor to the laptop, I needed yet another dongle.
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Though, it's just as likely Apple could sell an overpriced dongle separately.
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I think dongle inherently … You know what, all tech terms have that.
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And so I've been using the dongle and it works just fine.
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Apple included a spare dongle in the boxes of the iPhone X, 8, 8 Plus, 7, and 7 Plus phones, but it isn't so generous this year when it comes to including a 3.5mm audio dongle in the box.
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But, it does require a dongle of sorts, which connects to the phone's headphone jack (a company rep tells me this would work through the iPhone headphone jack-to-Lightning dongle) and wirelessly transmits the data to the Basslet.
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Going double-dongle is bad enough on a laptop, but on a phone?!
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DonglesImage: AppleLike it or not, we're are living in a dongle world now.
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Unless you want 4K video and CPU-intensive games, a dongle should do.
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Yubico today announced the USB-C version of its YubiKey 4 authentication dongle.
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Still no headphone jack, though you will get a dongle in the box.
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Apply this philosophy to Apple's dongle and deal with it, and you'll survive.
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The Luna Display dongle can be purchased from the Astropad website for $80.
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We're told that it will ship with a headphone dongle in the box.
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You don't have to spend the extra money to buy a dongle, either.
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Also, Samsung does not include a dongle to add support for traditional headphones.
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On an embarrassing note, I lost the wireless dongle somewhere in my apartment.
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Dongle streaming devices are regularly employed in our homes, drooping from the television.
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And that's why it's such a shame Google is discontinuing the dongle today.
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The new streaming dongle doesn't represent a significant update from the prior version.
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If you don't have Zero W, you'll need to live the dongle life.
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In contrast, the Nyko Miniboss dongle works with the controller it comes with.
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The infamous dongle that has come with every iPhone since the iPhone 7.
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If you prefer a wired connection, you can use this included Ethernet dongle.
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The Fire TV a damn good dongle when it comes to these basics.
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Apple's retort is to sell you a one-way ticket to dongle hell.
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You'll also need a dongle to connect your old headphones with new phones.
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"It's not like a physical dongle just slapped in the back," says McRae.
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Spotify is hoping a free Chromecast dongle will push you in its direction.
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Carrying one dongle is embarrassing, carrying three (as I do) is downright ridiculous.
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Just don't lose the dongle, or the adapter, or your Lightning charging cable.
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The headphones incorporate 7.1 Dolby Surround Sound that's supported by a new dongle.
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It looks like iPhone users will soon live in a dongle-less future.
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The maker of the dongle, Cirrus Logic, apparently confirmed the change to Barclays.
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But hey, at the very least Essential kept its promise with the dongle.
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After the CIA had flashed the dongle, it was quite easy to execute.
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An update being released today brings the feature to the dongle-based technology.
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Every drawer in our house has some kind of Apple dongle in it.
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Things like a set-top box or streaming dongle are plug-and-play.
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Apple's $9 Lightning to 3.5mm dongle does contain a DAC and amp, according to iFixit, but V-Moda's cable is a way to skip the dongle life and get components that, knowing V-Moda, are likely to produce great audio.
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It sucks every time I have to deal with a dongle, discover I've lost a dongle, or the battery on my wireless headphones are dead, but the removal of this port is for the greater good for future smartphone designs.
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Otherwise you're telling us how inconsequential the aux jack is at one event, forcing us to use a dongle to connect our headphones with one device, then admitting the jack is important enough to include dongle-free at the next.
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LG: What if they made a fabric Dongle and they called it an Alcandongle?
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Oh, and there's no headphone jack but the device will ship with a dongle.
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The tiny, dongle-like Chromecast streamer is Google's most successful hardware product to date.
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The Essential Phone's camera may be poo-poo, but its dongle is top-notch.
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The only problem is that the Android TV dongle is only available to developers.
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In other words: Apple may have just announced the priciest dongle of all time.
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There is a USB-C dongle in the box, but no headphones are included.
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To migrate SD card files for use in Lightroom, reach for your nearest dongle.
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It's a service run by Jack Dorsey's dongle-waving sideshow Square, and it's amazing.
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Microsoft's Surface USB-C dongle will be available to business customers later this week.
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The dongle supports 4K resolution at 60fps and is also capable of HDR playback.
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If it was, it would still include the headphone dongle with its new iPhones.
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So you're going to need to dongle up if you want to be ready.
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No chance of getting these to meaningfully loud volumes with your phone's audio dongle.
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The AnyWatt has a solid metal case that feels remarkably sturdy for a dongle.
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Luna Display has been able to do the same thing using a hardware dongle.
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Even though it remains out of view, the Fire TV dongle is quite handsome.
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The CodeBot is wireless so you can program it via an included USB dongle.
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It can also be used as a Bluetooth controller dongle for Mac and Windows.
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Check your headset instructions and packaging to see if it includes a PS4 dongle.
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When the light on the dongle becomes solid, you have successfully paired the devices.
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By design, there's nothing preventing you from uploading your own code to the dongle.
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It took me a moment to remember the name of that thing: a dongle.
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The Dabby dongle/touchscreen will help anyone get out of streaming TV oversubscription hell.
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I lamented that I would lose the dongle after the headphone jack was eliminated.
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In short, a hacker standing within 100 yards of the victim's computer and using a $30 long-range radio dongle and a few lines of code could intercept the radio signal between the victim's mouse and the dongle plugged into the victim's computer.
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It's a little USB dongle that can embed into the case when not in use.
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If you want to do that, you'll have to buy a much more expensive dongle.
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However, people looking for USB Type-A slots will have to opt for a dongle.
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To which I say, I really hope a dongle in my jacket isn't the future.
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In other words, USB-C hasn't quite solved all our dongle and cable problems yet.
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Line Dock wants you to never use a dongle with your new MacBook Pro again.
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I say skip the remote and buy a cheaper dongle and save yourself some money.
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It's honestly not the best dongle, but it is cheap, short and does the job.
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That's basically what the latest Roku Streaming Stick and Amazon Fire TV dongle can do.
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That means you might need a dongle if you want to hook up older accessories.
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I might hunt for a dongle that handles HDMI 2.1 or doubles as an eGPU.
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Like other wireless headsets, the GSP 670 needs to be connected to a wireless dongle.
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Included in the box is a THX-optimized 2700-bit USB-to-headphone-jack dongle.
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But at least it ships with a USB-C dongle (though not USB-C headphones).
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And believe me, if you see a fingerprint dongle, you'll know that Apple blew it.
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Intel has its $22 Compute Stick that runs Windows on a small 23-inch dongle.
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Once compromised, the hacked dongle allows the team to transmit malicious packets that generate keystrokes.
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It's not clear why Google decided to replace the dongle, or why it's happening now.
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And you'll find that you can't plug them in because you left your dongle behind.
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Of course, if you want HDMI or VGA connectivity, you'll need to buy a dongle.
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Correction: HTC's dongle does work with other devices, which this article originally stated was false.
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The iPhone 8 will also not include the dongle moving forward, The Verge reported. Courage.
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Once one side is dry, flip the dongle over and paint the other side. 3.
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For other headphones, Apple will also provide an adapter cable (or "dongle," if you must).
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Even the bundled iPhone Lightning EarPods will remain incompatible with Apple's laptops without a dongle.
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Giving developers access to the fancy car dongle that turns your car into something smarter.
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Knock Apple for removing the headphone jack all you want; at least there's the dongle.
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All Google had to do was make the Home more conversational than its streaming dongle.
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Or buying into a near-term dongle nightmare — depends on how you look at it.
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Wouldn't you rather deal with a dongle than with water damage and bowls of rice?
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But the dongle has been a much-bemoaned source of ire and annoyance for users.
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Today, it packages Lightning EarPods in the box along with a dongle for traditional headphones.
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The dongle is designed to be kid-friendly, and looks like a little toy racecar.
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The USB dongle also works with Android TV hardware, and with Raspberry Pi-based devices.
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The dongle is an S.O.F. issue — safety of flight — meaning you can't fly without it.
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Either way, it's nice to have an additional option, despite the dongle situation presented above.
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But that doesn't make selling a $70 dongle the right solution to the Switch's dock issues.
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Although every new Pixel 2 ships with the dongle in the box, a replacement costs $20.
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The dongle could've helped put the company's potential streaming service in the hands of more people.
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I don't think people even understand that there's firmware in the dongle connected to their mouse.
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Google could also utilize the event to launch a new Chromecast dongle, with perhaps 4K capability.
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Anyway, the Samsung Galaxy Dongle is here, so you might as well get used to it.
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The design is bulky for a dongle, and it's missing some core apps, most notably YouTube.
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Right off the bat, you can see Belkin nailed the Apple-esque aesthetic with this dongle.
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It's entirely possible I got a dud, but also: you can't buy this nifty dongle separately.
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If the pictures are to be believed, the dongle would support Android TV's recent Oreo update.
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Now you can do all that but without worrying about a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth dongle.
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Does the 1977 Commodore PET Personal Computer hold the secret to the origin of the dongle?
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Pictured above, the dongle lets you play a classic SNES without the headache of wired controllers.
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The wireless link between your mouse and dongle might not be as useful as you think.
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On console, you simply plug in a provided USB dongle, and then load the appropriate driver.
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Consumers would be able to connect to broadband through a special dongle attached to their device.
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The worst part is if you lose the dongle, you'll need to buy a new one.
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The little dongle that comes with iPhone 7 so you can use your old wired headphones?
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An included dongle lets one easily move a range of data from the iPhone, including iMessages.
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The device comes in the form of a dongle and plugs into your car's diagnostics port.
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You'll need to get a little adapter, or dongle, to carry with you all the time.
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Apple made a point of emphasizing that the dongle will be free during its stage presentation.
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To listen to music you'll need to go Bluetooth or use the included USB-C dongle.
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The extra power dongle is not large, but it is larger than a regular USB cable.
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That's a different, more expensive splitter dongle (many of which, I've found, are poorly made garbage).
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Samsung is including USB-C headphones in the box, but not the dongle, which costs $9.99.
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And it's worse than that because you need a dongle that you'll have to keep charged.
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KS: I love Apple and all its products, and I think the new dongle is fantastic.
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Still, not using two-factor authentication has its risks — the dongle that some banks provide when you sign up for online banking allows you to add another layer of security to your account, because you'll need both your dongle and your phone or computer to sign in.
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From there, you can actually compromise the dongle back over Bluetooth using an actual vulnerability that's found in the implementation of the Bluetooth low energy protocol (BLE) by Nordic Semiconductor—the manufacturer of the actual chip that's used by both the dongle and the sex toy.
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The small square dongle also plugs right into your TV, so it can effectively disappear from view.
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And that's where the dongle—equipped with a mini computer, Bluetooth radio, and battery—comes in. Discrete!!
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Perhaps Apple realized that that port switch would further complicate people's feelings about Apple and dongle-mania.
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Setup is basically just plugging in the HS250's wireless dongle and then pressing the power button.
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In fact, it works identically to the StrikeLine dongle with the Lightning port only working for charging.
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And I'll have to replace my current adaptor, the DisplayPort to Ethernet dongle, with a new one.
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I don't have to try different ports on my computer or fiddle with the dongle one bit.
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The $149.95 Pioneer Rayz Plus have a charging pass-through, which is essentially a built-in dongle.
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Its reasoning was a combination of customer confusion and a relatively immature ecosystem of "dongle-life" accessories.
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Perhaps an early Commodore developer might be able to shed light on who first named the dongle.
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There is one certainty about the word "dongle": its meaning has expanded in the last four decades.
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But sometimes I forget my regular headphones or lose the dongle, so I'm left with no choice.
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Google's generous enough to include a headphone dongle in the box, but there's no pack-in earbuds.
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That's allowed them to create an attack—that they're calling Mousejack—which injects commands into the dongle.
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Despite it being the least expensive dongle that Apple sells, it still comes at a cost now.
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That's when the torch carrier finally extinguished the flame at the tail end of the dongle decade.
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The dongle costs $12, although that's actually a price increase: the old one sold for just $9.
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That touchpad itself is powered by a small dongle, or "tag," that connects to the sleeve's cuff.
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Get your loved ones a USB Wi-Fi dongle so they can stream seamlessly wherever they go.
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People working on job sites don't want to worry about losing a small dongle or breaking it.
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And that [points to USB dongle] is obviously a little Kylo Ren because I love Star Wars.
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In plain English, the move will simplify your dongle life and make your downloads much, much faster.
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I have tons of headphones lying around and I love not having to worry about a dongle.
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This oversized dongle form factor was first seen with Chromecast's Ultra's round puck – but Amazon's is larger.
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However, if it's a choice between that and dongles, we'd take the no-dongle solution every time.
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Inito: This app lets you measure fertility hormones using a hardware dongle that plugs into your phone.
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There's no dongle that'll protect my pre-ordered Pixel from the toilet or some other freak incident.
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Safe to say, no one is ever going to bemoan the lack of a dongle like that.
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Sorry, wired headphone fans: Samsung didn't include a 3.5mm headphone jack dongle with the Galaxy Note 10.
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The dongle plugs into the in-flight entertainment system's headphone jack and transmits audio to your AirPods.
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But put it into its case and charging it requires a proprietary dongle which I lost immediately.
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Quite possibly the least sexy product in all of consumer electronics outside of the ever-ubiquitous dongle.
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Clip the dongle onto your clothes, pop in the earbuds, and you're ready to listen to music.
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They don't necessarily understand the implications of, for example, dumping raw input from the dongle to HTML.
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You also have to worry about losing a dongle if you want to keep your beloved tether.
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When he launched Square in 2010, Jack Dorsey single-handedly created the market for phone-dongle payments.
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Chromecast is an inexpensive, mobile-driven option that lets users cast content from their mobile devices directly onto a TV screen, provided that a Chromecast dongle is plugged into the TV; Google Cast works the same, but comes built into TVs, so that you don't need the dongle.
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The Amazon competitor is neat little dongle that supports 4K HDR at 60 fps and Dolby Atmos sound.
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With an HDMI dongle, you can use the Note 9 in "DeX mode" without any special additional dock.
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The real question I had while trying this dongle was if I even needed a remote at all.
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It doesn't have a headphone jack, and it doesn't come with a dongle for audio or USB-A.
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But being up to customize my USB-C dongle load-out every day is a nice feeling, too.
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And because Luna's dongle works over Wi-Fi, you can even control your Mac Mini from your couch.
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It doesn't have a headphone jack, so you'll either need to buy a dongle or use bluetooth headphones.
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For Samsung, it's an important way to distinguish the product and approach from a world gone dongle mad.
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You may still need a dongle for other types of connections, though, like connecting your iPhone to speakers.
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It's like any dongle you'd expect, and it simply slots into the Surface connector port on the device.
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The Ethernet + Power Adapter with Lightning Connector dongle is MFi-certified, or Made For iPhone, and costs $99.99.
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You'll just need a dongle to do it, and I'm sure there will be plenty of colorful options.
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Instead, users are living the dongle life now to charge USB devices, use SD cards and flash drives.
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Huawei includes a dongle and a pair of decent USB-C-connected Apple EarPods lookalikes in the box.
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No headphone jack on this one, either, but you do get a USB-C-to-3.5mm connector dongle.
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So put a voucher code in the box for a free dongle, should the user actively want one.
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In order to make more room for mAhs, the company dropped the port and picked up the dongle.
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The new Chromecast is still a round dongle that hangs down when plugged into your TV's HDMI port.
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To activate the system you just hit a power button on the dongle halfway down the headset cord.
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It will also include a keyless lock that you can engage with a remote dongle on your phone.
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Wireless headphones are rapidly becoming a necessity in our dongle-tangled gadget universe, but the options are endless.
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The Cat S73 jams the dongle into a device that's actually kind of attractive—for a rugged phone.
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It doesn't promise to be any laptop of the future embracing USB-C, forcing you into dongle hell.
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So, here are four different DIY options for making your dongle stand out (and they're all super easy).
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Tape the dongle to the table, and tie a double knot at the very top of the wire.
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Those virtual Dash Buttons, which Amazon started rolling out in 2017, are digital representations of the plastic dongle.
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Verizon has its own connected car dongle called the Hum, which provides many similar location and diagnostic services.
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Amazon confirmed Thursday that it will again sell the Apple TV set-top box and Google Chromecast dongle.
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That means you don't need to buy a separate dongle to take advantage of this functionality, TiVo notes.
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And although it included a helpful dongle for connecting the now-defunct adapter, it's really easy to lose.
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The easy thing to do is get a dongle for all of your headphones and leave it there.
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It would rather include a pair of earphones that it values at $100 instead of a $15 dongle.
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They're also wired, so you will need to use a dongle if your phone lacks a headphone jack.
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I'm considering giving the entry-level MacBook Pro a whirl, but I'm still worried about the dongle problem.
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But on the downside, you will have to carry a tiny, easy-to-lose dongle; replacements cost $9.
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Image: EssentialHalloween has passed, but Essential hath risen from near death to deliver unto us a $150 dongle.
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TV makers, like Vizio, Sharp and Sony, support Google Cast technology (sans dongle) on select sets, as well.
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USB-C headphones will come included in the box, but the dongle will cost you another $210 separately.
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In total, there are currently 19 abilities available, and the dongle also includes a vibration motor for notifications.
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Apple's own headphone dongle is one of the lowest-rated products on the Apple Store, with just 1.5 stars.
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This more capable dongle may also be doomed, despite (and also probably because of) its sort of charming simplicity.
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Samsung wants Bixby to power your smart home, and it has a Chromecast-like dongle to make it happen.
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READMECute jacket, ugly dongle$350 is too expensiveNothing quite like running late because you have to CHARGE YOUR JACKET
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Apple is selling the new USB-C to headphone jack dongle for $9.00 at the Apple Store right now.
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The headphone jack dongle will be the only way to connect legacy audio devices to the new iPad Pros.
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The range of the official Microsoft dongle is 23 feet or seven meters, so it should suit most setups.
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That little hole on the right is nifty place to stash the Nari's wireless dongle when not in use.
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It doesn't come with a headphone jack, but Razer's included a THX-certified 24-bit dongle in the box.
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That's why I provided my own laptop and my own Logitech dongle for Bastille to demo it for me.
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But because there's no SD card slot, I still have to carry a dongle around for my camera. Annoying.
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The dongle, priced at $70, has a Lightning connector on one side and USB-C on the other side.
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If you lose your new EarPods or that dongle, they'll cost A$45 and A$12 respectively, to replace.
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Just for kicks, I even tried it out on my iPhone X using the dongle, and it worked perfectly.
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Unlike the other two brushes, the Playbrush is just a Bluetooth dongle that fits any regular, non-electric toothbrush.
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One year ago, Intel's $150 Windows PC dongle launched amid much happiness and optimism about easy living-room computing.
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It's small enough that you could use it on the go as an all-in-one USB-C dongle.
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This includes the iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, and the iPhone 8, which used to include the free dongle.
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Newell added that Hofstra's enforcement of the no-dongle policy is uncertain, and it may in fact be illegal.
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Apple will almost certainly continue to sell the dongle — which costs $9 — separately for users who still want it.
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And considering the already low price of the dongle, one has to wonder: is this really worth the savings?
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But for the past few weeks, I've been trying out Elecjet's AnyWatt dongle — and it might just be good.
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It's not something I need to do often, so, no surprise, I keep forgetting to bring the requisite dongle.
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Good news iPhone fans: Apple is including a 3.5mm headphone jack dongle with every iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
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The advantage of the dongle form factor is that you don't need to have your streaming box on display.
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In the hypermarket they direct shoppers with a Luciom dongle on their smartphones to the locations of desired items.
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Interestingly, Samsung's including a pair of AKG wired USB-C earbuds in the Note 10 box, but no dongle.
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It is exciting because this solves a real problem with the Mac line, albeit with a really big dongle.
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For instance, you can ask for the nearest Apple Store or a USB-C to micro SD card dongle.
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Now, instead of simply connecting the tablet to a stereo with a 3.5mm cable, a $9 dongle is required.
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The dongle plugs directly into your TV's HDMI port, hangs behind the screen, and plugs into a power source.
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And, in the case of the iPhone 7, wireless earphones necessitate owning a "dongle" for any non-wireless listening.
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I'm delighted that it has a headphone jack so that I can use my favorite headphones without a dongle.
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While the ridiculous-sounding dongle still allows you to use whatever buds you prefer, there is one major frustration.
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If you're going to buy a TV dongle, why not get something that streams music, movies, and TV shows?
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Apple's newly announced iPhone 7 will need a separate dongle to connect headphones that use a standard 3.5mm jack.
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It was complete redesign, transforming from a stick to the circular-designed HDMI dongle you're probably more familiar with.
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The box itself has also dwindled down to a dongle, a handy little thing that disappears behind the screen.
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The H4n doubles as an audio interface to connect to your computer or an Android device (dongle not included).
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Amazon also unveiled a new Fire TV dongle that plugs into the back of a TV (it uses HDMI).
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If you hook it up the internet, the dongle can live stream the new PBS KIDS 24/7 channel.
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Called Clapboss, this smiling dongle lets you clap up to four times to activate various things around your house.
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The service will also work with Google's Chromecast, an inexpensive dongle that plugs into television sets to stream videos.
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In the box, Acer includes a thin pouch and a dongle that adds a USB-A port and HDMI.
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It's the end of an era in many ways... but at least Samsung has a dongle ready to go.
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Instead, you'll have to use a dongle attachment or wireless headphones like Google's new Pixel Buds, also announced today.
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If you want to use wired headphones, you'll need to use the included dongle, or the included Lightning headphones.
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Sometimes, it's a RAM upgrade that makes your wallet scream in anguish; other times, it's an inexplicably pricey dongle.
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Simply plug the USB dongle associated with the wireless device and it will connect immediately connect to the console.
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Shull hopes to double TiVo's customer base to 50 million households by next year through sales of the dongle.
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No headphone jack, though, so you'll need to rely on a USB-C-to-3.5mm-jack dongle or go wireless.
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Both crowdfunded docks can also serve as USB-C to HDMI dongle for other devices, like a computer or tablet.
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We discuss the rumored design decisions, the ubiquity of USB-C and how much dongle hell we'll all be in.
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Rhee said that the dongle could be about much more than connecting a TV or speaker in your home, too.
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But for other devices, like my iPhone, my AirPods remove the need for a dongle, which I deem a victory.
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A Google-branded dongle could be SEI Robotics' attempt to get its third-party product on the tech industry's radar.
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For Google Pixel 2 owners in a similar situation, Moshi's USB-C Digital Adapter With Charging dongle is about $45.
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I did not see the promised dongle that will adapt your old 27mm headphones to the multi-purpose lighting port.
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I do regret #donglelife, but I'd rather have good headphones and the dongle inconvenience than bad headphones and Bluetooth freedoms.
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Rltek was advertising a $13 pair, but it turned out to be normal earbuds with a bundled USB-C dongle.
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Microsoft isn't revealing exactly when the USB-C dongle will be available in retail stores and sold directly to consumers.
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But they made enough to give away the dongle as an I/O freebie and mail some out to developers.
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Last fall, Google introduced Chromecast Audio, a modified version of the dongle that plugs into speakers, instantly enabling music streaming.
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This will mean dongle-hell for users in the short-term, but I firmly believe USB-C is the future.
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For instance, you could plug an external monitor without any dongle and send a video feed to this external monitor.
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You can do this by tiny software hacks, or, I suppose, you could pay $20 for a dumb USB dongle.
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When it gets old, don't throw out the TV (or in this case speakers), just plug in the latest dongle.
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Microsoft first revealed a Surface USB-C dongle nearly a year ago, promising a release before the end of 2017.
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The dongle will plug into the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices, and provide USB-C support for accessories.
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Google's Chromecast Ultra streaming dongle also supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision from streaming apps that offer content in them.
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But if you're willing to take the gamble, it's definitely the best dongle I've used all year, at least conceptually.
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Apple will include a pair of Lightning EarPods, as well as a Lightning-to-headphone jack dongle, in the box.
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That said, the Pixel 2 included the dongle, so Apple is again leading the way here with an unpopular move.
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Just stick the dongle to any remote controlled device, and you'll be able to operate it via the companion app.
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One end of the dongle would work with the 3.5 mm, the other with whatever new device you're connecting to.
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If you want to know you're getting a secure, regularly updated on-board OS, go with a dongle or box.
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The new Fire TV dongle with 4K, HDR, and Dolby Atmos showcases some of the best aspects about this trend.
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The Shield is already a SmartThings hub, too, and the dongle will ensure compatibility across all your smart-home devices.
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Using the Sculpt required wasting a USB port and plugging in a dongle, but the Surface Ergonomic Keyboard uses Bluetooth.
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It also doesn't have a headphone jack, and it does not come with a USB-C to 19mm connector dongle.
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Apple killed the headphone jack today, so your old headphones are essentially garbage now, unless you want a dongle. Great!
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I implore you to pick up a pair of wireless headphones or a nice dongle: It's time to let go.
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That's an issue with Amazon wants to marry the dongle with Amazon Prime Video viewers outside of its strongest markets.
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With the dongle inserted into the Switch, hold the pair button for several seconds to place it into pairing mode.
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But this is only feels "convenient" because it's easier than using a dongle to link wired headphones to an iPhone.
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On the left side of the system, there's fold-out USB port reserved for connecting an Xbox One USB dongle.
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Google's $35 Chromecast, a small dongle that can be plugged into the TV, is perfect for families using Google Photos.
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So here's an accessory it never hurts to pick up, a Lightning-to-265-mm dongle, and it's $265 off.
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Pros: Extra buttons, compatible with a lot of operating systems, wireless, comfortableCons: Slightly basic design, only connects using a dongle
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The startup's product pack will contain a dongle, SD card, and a set of headphones to connect to Android devices.
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Instead, they believe that streaming dongle data simply plugs into the larger user tracking and analysis for established ad networks.
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And if those users want to continue using their wired headphones, they may have to carry around a dongle adapter.
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Researchers at Trend Micro note that with little more than a $20 dongle anyone can intercept and understand the messages.
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And yes, phones without headphone jacks are indeed annoying AF. Here's what the Lightning-to-headphone-jack dongle will likely look if this leaked video is to believed: If Apple wants to please its iSheeps, it'll do the right thing and include this dongle in the box and include a pair of Lightning-based EarPods.
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The hardware component called Panda is a dongle that plugs into the OBDII port located on all cars produced after 1996.
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However, whereas texted codes can be intercepted by determined hackers, a 2FA dongle is something physical you have on your person.
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Working on a MacBook Pro is nice, if you love USB-C ports, but if you forget your dongle, then what?
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The dongle comes packaged with the phone, but just know that you'll be forking out $9 every time you lose one.
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Audio quality piped through this dongle is also surprisingly good, with fuller sound and less of ambient humming in the background.
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But after a few weeks, the dongle started to malfunction, constantly not converting the analog signal from several of my headphones.
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With the Luna Display dongle plugged into the Mac Mini, a user simply opens the Luna Display app on their iPad.
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Ironically, the only thing I won't have to buy a dongle for is headphones, as Apple mercifully left a headphone jack.
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I can plug these Denons into my dedicated amplifier at home or just jack them into my phone via a dongle.
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Is a dongle-filled future really going to impact the ability of professionals to get work done with the latest MBP?
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In addition to its payment processors – first the little dongle, and now the sleek register – Square gives out small business loans.
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I suppose it's time to invest in a pair of wireless headphones or get wired USB-C headphones (or a dongle).
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If you're spending $1,500 on the headphones, you can't be feeding them the $9 dongle your phone maker served you with.
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But what's even better is it will let you continue living your best life, also known as a dongle-free life.
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If you're hoping to make use of the expanded battery or camera dongle or robot controller you are are likely s.o.l.
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But one has to wonder: now that the Cheero has been spawned into the world, where will the dongle madness end?
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The dongle comes equipped with both USB and Wi-Fi capabilities and also can charge your phone while on the go.
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Second, Apple has already created a method to convert a lightning input into a 3.5 mm headphone input: the dreaded dongle.
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If you wanted to listen to, say, the Aria of Sorrow soundtrack in reasonable fidelity, you'd have to buy a dongle.
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Now that USB-C is increasingly becoming part of our daily life, Prime Day is an opportunity to conquer dongle hell.
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Cable Creation USB-C to VGA This dongle from CableCreation will let convert a USB-C port into a VGA port.
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Hum comprises of a dongle that plugs into the OBD port on any car made after 1996 and a Bluetooth speaker.
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In fact, Creo's founding team previously worked on another hardware startup, Mango Man, that created a HDMI dongle especially for India.
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Without a headphone jack on the Find X, you'll either be using these earbuds, Oppo's provided dongle, or some wireless alternative.
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The USB-A port on the right means you don't really need to carry a dongle around to connect older peripherals.
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The Lightning-headphone dongle will not work with Android phones that use Micro-USB or USB-C ports and vice versa.
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Plus, a dongle is more portable, if you're thinking of occasionally moving it in between rooms or taking it on trips.
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To give that capability to existing kit engineers at Luciom have made a dongle that plugs into a standard USB port.
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This take on the HDMI dongle is far more convenient to plug into your TV than the original, unforgiving plastic stick.
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Like most other wireless mice, it uses a USB dongle to pick up the signal and sync up with you computer.
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You won't be able to charge your phone and listen to music at the same time (except with a special dongle).
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Right now, the cable that comes with a new iPhone does not plug into a new MacBook Pro without a dongle.
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All of your complaints will be handled by this charming $29 dongle that converts digital audio to a standard headphone jack!
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But if you're switching between devices, you're going to end up removing the dongle, like I did, and lose it somehow.
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In fact, I lost the included dongle that came with the Moto Z by accident days after I started using it.
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Sure, Apple is bundling a 3.5mm dongle and a pair of Lightning EarPods in the box, but that won't be enough.
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You can still use your existing headphones by using the included dongle—which costs $256 to replace if you lose it.
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And it has a headphone jack, so you won't have to part with your favorite wired headphones or use a dongle.
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Every new iPhone will also include a Lightning-to-2969mm headphone jack dongle in the box that work with existing headphones.
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Still, the $150 dongle ($150!!!) for a phone that reportedly sold fewer than 90,000 units may not be Essential's last gasp.
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Or whoops, they're trying to pair with my laptop even though my laptop is turned off and in my backpack. Dongle?
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Automatic's dongle plugs into a vehicles OBD II port, and can access data including speed, braking rate, maintenance requirements and more.
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That way, the headphones are less likely to just glom on to that connection instead of pairing to the new dongle.
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This means you'll need to spend $9 more for a dongle if you want to use an old pair of headphones.
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The Chromecast dongle is getting a slightly new look, but it will still cost $35 and perform the same streaming tasks.
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Dabby, a dongle-and-touchscreen entertainment system, uses AI and "deep search" to intelligently play any free or paid content online.
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I order a new iPhone dongle on Amazon ($9.68) and then walk to the restaurant to meet B. $13.43 7 p.m.
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That means you won't have to give up your favorite wired pair of headphones or use a dongle to connect them.
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It's designed to work mainly on browser windows and through a Chromecast TV dongle, although it will support Pixel devices at launch.
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This in some ways the ideal iPhone dongle, but it still comes with the same side dose of indignity as other dongles.
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Google released a new USB-C to 3.5mm dongle following the reveal earlier this month of the headphone jack-less Pixel 2.
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One of the rumored gadgets is a dongle that'll plug into an HDMI port and work like the Fire TV streaming stick.
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All of this is exactly the same as the older iPad Pro, which supported external displays using a Lighting-to-HDMI dongle.
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Though if you have any peripherals that use USB-A, you're going to need a dongle, which sadly does not come included.
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And since I have an iPhone 6, I'm still blessed with a headphone jack and don't have to deal with a dongle.
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The company unveiled an experimental dongle prototype called Project Ambience that turns "dumb" appliances and gadgets into Bixby-enabled smart home accessories.
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Initially, the dongle will cost just $20, but if you wait too long, the price will increase to $40 later this year.
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Out of the box, you download the app, plug the Lightning or USB-C dongle into your phone and choose a scene.
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I've already said too much, so I'll just cut to the chase and rank these danglin' dongle bastards from worst to best.
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Google's streaming dongle is already capable of letting you play Android games on your TV using screen mirroring from a compatible smartphone.
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It also has a height-adjustable dongle, meaning you can now use it with phone cases, something that previously required flimsy adapters.
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It's easy to mock a dongle hanging out of a camera, but I think it's a clever solution for limited port space.
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That last part is a very convienent feature, since you'll be able to stream media to your TV wirelessly, without a dongle.
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While it's typical for words to change in meaning and scope over time, "dongle" has experienced semantic broadening at an accelerated pace.
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" For the rest of the show, we've got some updates on Amazon and Eero, policy stuff, streaming wars, and "the penultimate dongle.
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The dongle then works with an app on your iPad, connecting using your Wi-Fi network to transfer data between the two.
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I can't count the number of times I've reached into it to retrieve a phone, passport, dongle, earphones, or a business card.
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In addition to the ports, a USB-C to Ethernet and USB-C to USB-A dongle was included in the box.
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Image: Christina Warren/GizmodoOne of the biggest professional gripes about the new MacBook Pro—dongle issues aside—is its lack of upgradability.
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The Eon can also be plugged into and get data from Panda, the OBDII dongle that Hotz started selling earlier this year.
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You could, theoretically, use a USB to CF adapter, but that means one more obnoxious dongle to carry around in your bag.
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It turns out that the Google-branded Android TV dongle that showed up at the FCC awhile back isn't a consumer product.
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It won't exactly save you from dongle hell, but at least you can connect power and one other device before getting there.
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Audio quality was just fine, but those headphones aren't very comfortable, and you'll need a dongle to use non-USB-C headphones.
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Google has decided to stop manufacturing the audio dongle that allowed you to add any "dumb" speaker to your Google Cast setup.
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We will do our best to come back, strike through the ones that have ended, and add in some more dongle deals.
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Using them is bad, losing them is bad, from a design perspective they look bad — even the word "dongle" just sounds bad.
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The leaks show everything presumably included in the box, including USB-C Pixel Buds, a charger, and a USB-C headphone dongle.
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Although music still plays, at that point volume adjustments, Siri or phone calls can no longer be controlled via the headphone dongle.
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Insurers provide a dongle or smartphone app to consumers, who use the technology in their cars in exchange for a possible discount.
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If it weren't for that "almost," I'd use this little dongle every day, just like I did with the Fire TV predecessors.
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If you still want to hold onto your earbuds but the idea of a dongle makes you cringe, there is another option.
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The dongle, the remote, and Electric Jukebox's streaming service only work in the UK, and the hardware costs £169, or around $209.
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Yes, this requires a dongle, but as soon as I upgrade to a USB-C (or Thunderbolt 3, depending!) monitor, it won't.
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It's a small, square-shaped dongle that attaches to a person or keychain or bike or bag, with a magnetized leather clip.
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And even with the app not open, you'll get audio alerts from the OBD-II dongle from the RearVision's integrated backup sensor.
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The company has its own $12 USB-C to headphone jack dongle for those who simply can't part with their wired headphones.
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But there was indeed a new, updated version of Google's streaming dongle; it's just the company decided to roll it out quietly.
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The iPadOS will improve pencil and touch screen functionality for multiple apps and offers support for USB drives (attached via a dongle).
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Also, note that these are wired headphones, so you'll need a dongle to use them if your phone lacks a headphone jack.
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But with the advent of software-defined radios, most hobbyists can get by with a $153 plug-in dongle and an antenna.
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Amazon is also offering a cheaper bundle with its Fire TV Stick for those who don't need the higher powered streaming dongle.
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Of course, it can also be used in tandem with an iPhone or Android device via a Lighting or USB-C dongle.
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And yet here we are, years after Apple adopted the dongle, and people are still mourning the loss of the headphone jack.
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You're less likely to get sideways looks when you unfold a mini-microphone, rather than plugging a dongle directly into your phone.
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Every new iPhone will also include a Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone jack dongle in the box that will work with existing headphones.
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The Chromecast streaming dongle is one of the best products in the category you can buy, and I'd still recommend it today.
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Introduced in 2015, it was the first of Apple's laptops to ditch MagSafe and bring us into the pits of dongle hell.
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That makes it hard to use with modern laptops, such as a MacBook Pro, which will require a dongle adapter to plug in.
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Google currently only lists the third-party Moshi dongle for $44.95, which is still $10 more than the Belkin alternative for the iPhone.
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About a week after I bought the replacement dongle, my sister-in-law sent my original Apple adapter to me in the mail.
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If you've ever sent a YouTube video from your phone to your Chromecast dongle then you know how the tech works in practice.
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Microsoft has redesigned the USB dongle used to connect your Xbox One controller to your Windows 10 laptop, and thank goodness for that.
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And because the app needs to be running and the dongle connected to your phone's Bluetooth to work, it's a total battery suck.
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A month after passing mysteriously through the FCC, Google's new Android TV dongle made its debut at an I/O session this afternoon.
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I can call home any time I like, and I can connect my laptop to an internet "dongle" with its own SIM card.
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The presentation suggests that all Windows-compatible USB mice and keyboards will work with Xbox One, including wireless ones that work via dongle.
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Until then, stream whatever you want with the built-in Android TV software—and use the set as an ultraluxe, dongle-free Chromecast.
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No dongle needed for the audio jack, which sticks around because tons of audio professionals still rely heavily on analogue output and input.
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I grunted in annoyance every time I had to reach in my bag for a dongle, many of which didn't work very well.
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If the price is too much for you, there's always Apple's $10 dongle, which comes included with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
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Foster had been a Square customer for years before opening her own salon, using its phone dongle to accept payments from private clients.
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Zatz says he expects a fall release and that older TiVo model users will be able to purchase remotes with a USB dongle.
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Microsoft isn't providing an exact release date or pricing for its USB-C dongle, but the accessory will be available later this year.
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I almost screamed, until I realized there was a connector dongle included so I could continue to tote around my nondescript $30 headphones.
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You plug the $69 dongle into your TV, and it lets you stream whatever's on your iPhone or Android phone to the set.
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It's refreshing to already have the ports you need without having to reach for a dongle like with so many other modern computers.
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If you buy an iPad Pro, Apple does not sell a single pair of wired headphones that you can connect without a dongle.
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This is the part where you ask me what USB-C dongle you should get and I tell you that life is suffering.
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The Vergecast starts off this week in a traditional fashion with a talk about dongles — Microsoft's $80 USB-C dongle to be exact.
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I plugged one end into the iPod and connected the other to my Mac Pro by adding a FireWire 800 to Thunderbolt dongle.
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The Pi 103 had Ethernet but makers wanting the board to support wireless connectivity had to add a wi-fi or Bluetooth dongle.
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It's been three years since Google last refreshed the Chromecast, and today the tried-and-true streaming dongle is finally getting an update.
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The new streaming dongle will reportedly be called the Chromecast Ultra, and it will be capable of displaying ultra high-resolution 4K content.
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Pebble specifically made this optional $70 little keychain dongle for runners and it can also work with other watches—not just a Pebble.
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A Microsoft spokesperson says the USB-C Surface dongle is "on the roadmap for later this year," in a statement to The Verge.
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The Turret works over a 2.4GHz wireless connection via a dongle, and Razer claims the battery life will be up to 40 hours.
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The alternative is to use a dedicated 2FA app like Google Authenticator or RSA SecurID, or a dedicated secure device like a dongle.
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I plugged a wireless dongle into the front of the console and hit a button on the controller to start the pairing process.
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Google's Chromecast is the miracle dongle that makes streaming video, photos, websites, and anything else from a laptop or smartphone simple as hell.
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Click the status bar in the lower right-hand corner, then pick the Chromecast option and select your HDMI dongle from the list.
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Sure, you may have had a hard time adjusting to the dongle/AirPods lifestyle ever since the iPhone 7 came out this fall.
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These products have a soothing, decidedly Apple-y aesthetic, from the simple dongle to the all-white stand that typically houses an iPad.
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And to make it work, it requires a little flexible dongle that snaps into the cuff and pairs to your phone via Bluetooth.
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Or more precisely, the point is what slots into that spot: a battery pack, a selfie stick, a storage-extending dongle, Bluetooth speakers.
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Using a BlueTooth dongle, Android and iOS devices can be connected to a glucose meter which then populates data inside the Health2Sync app.
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The PC 373D also includes a Surround Dongle that lets you switch between stereo and surround sound at the press of a button.
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Of course, I could upgrade and just plug in a dongle to (re)convert the Lightning port into the necessary 3.5mm headphone jack.
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They also both lack a headphone jack, forcing users to either go wireless with Bluetooth headphones or use a bundled USB-C dongle.
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At work, The Times gives me a big second monitor and a dongle to charge the phone and tie in the backup drive.
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You'll just have to make do with USB-C headphones, wireless headphones or use a dongle to connect standard headphones with 3.5mm jacks.
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It would maybe mean customers could have one less dongle to carry around or not need to carry a backup pair of headphones.
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Roku released its most recent stick-sized streaming device over a year ago, but it's been dabbling in the dongle zone for years.
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Namely, one commercial titled "Growing Up," released in November of 2017, captures a longtime iPhone user's disappointment at having to use a dongle.
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Or it could not include one and sell the damn dongle like it always does when the company nixes ports from its products.
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Unfortunately, the Tab S26 lacks a headphone jack, so you'll need to use Bluetooth headphones or a USB-C dongle for private listening.
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I'd have much preferred if Valve would have released a version of the Index that outputs straight into VirtualLink — no dongle required — so you could have a single slim USB-C cable as the only thing tying you to a PC. Or Valve could have started with VirtualLink on the headset end, and included a dongle to break out the more traditional ports.
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A streaming dongle with 4K, HDR, and Dolby AtmosPrice$70LikeSlick interface, handy Alexa featuresNo likeNo ports, remote lacks TV controlsMeanwhile, there's a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, a dual-band 43ac wi-fi antenna, 2GB of memory, and 8GB of storage in the deceptively small black dongle that adorably looks like a shrunken version of the old Amazon Fire TV box.
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So there I was, clicking through Amazon, searching desperately for a clear choice of dongle replacement, drowning in a sea of knockoffs and ripoffs.
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ETnews' sources claim the company will remove the headphone jack after fall 2019 and ship a USB-C-to-3.5mm dongle with its phones.
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However, if your recipient is someone who needs to charge their device while listening to music you're going to need a dongle for that.
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That tiny dongle plugged into your USB port and paired with your wireless keyboard or mouse isn't as monogamous as it pretends to be.
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If you wan't to hook up regular headphones, you'll need to pull out the USB-C to 3.5mm dongle that comes in the box.
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It does everything that a regular old Fire TV dongle does, but it can also enable you to control your TV with your voice.
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If you don't have any other available options for a Windows 10 wireless connection, you might want to consider buying a dedicated Miracast dongle.
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Not only that, it lets you use the same pair of headphones across multiple devices – you just need the right dongle for each one.
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I was all ready to crown Essential's dongle the king of dongles because of its braided cable, perfectly-sized length, and well-made quality.
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Google has been selling a 4K-capable device called the Chromecast Ultra for a couple years, but that little dongle will cost you $70.
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If you're looking to pick some up, 8bitdo's controllers also support Windows, Mac, iOS, Steam, and — with the right dongle — the NES Classic Edition.
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Using the included 2.4GHz Wi-Fi dongle with my Windows PC, I got a lot of stuttering and jumping about from my mouse pointer.
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This presented three options: Use Apple's earbuds, which fit; try to whittle down the rubber on your existing headphone jack; or use a dongle.
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Belkin says you'll want the Belkin Connect app to keep things updated and compatible, but the dongle should work with any iOS device 10.3.
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Getting down to specifications, Spotlight can connect to your computer over Bluetooth or with a USB dongle embedded in the base of the remote.
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But it only partially earns this distinction, as Valve's support for VirtualLink only goes as far as your willingness to buy a $40 dongle.
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Update, March 25th 4PM ET: Microsoft have released an image of the dongle, and we've updated the article to include more information on it.
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But it can also double as a Bluetooth dongle for a PC lacking that wireless functionality, by connecting the adapter using a USB cable.
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And if your headphones of choice still use a headphone jack to connect, you'll need to plug a second dongle into that first one.
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Android Police notes that it uses the same chipset as Amazon's Fire TV 4K dongle and has 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage.
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I've never been a fan of dongles, but the only thing worse than having a dongle is not having one when you need it.
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If you want to quickly access photos or videos from your camera you're going to need a dongle that reads, at minimum, SD cards.
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Last year, Google cut out the headphone jack and threw a USB-C to 3.5mm dongle in the box to make up for it.
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One aftermarket solution that makes older cars a little bit smarter is a dongle that plugs into the car's onboard diagnostics, or OBD, port.
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The company's new crowdfunded project is called the HyperCube, and it's a USB dongle that lets your phone charger double as a storage device.
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The dongle was always meant as a stopgap while customers adjusted to the new, headphone jack-less reality that Apple imposed on the world.
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The first is an update to Square Reader, the original magstripe card reader dongle the company unveiled as its first product in late 2009.
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There's also a $9 dongle you need to buy if you want to connect your headphones to the now-headphone-jack-less iPad Pro.
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My iPhone X doesn't have a headphone jack, and I keep forgetting the tiny Lightning-to-3.5mm-audio-connector dongle that came with it.
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The dongle, which plugs into the Lightning port, will let users use their existing wired headphones with the (now, apparently, antiquated) 3.5mm headphone jack.
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What your new MacBook will look like with the USB-C to full size USB ($19) and USB-C to VGA dongle ($79) pic.twitter.
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It's too early to declare the Touch Bar revolutionary or a gimmick, but they're damn expensive and dongle hell is a very real thing.
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When I use a MacBook, I do sometimes need a dongle (or two), but most of the time it fits my cordless, wireless lifestyle.
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This DIY route requires the most drying time – so don't try it if you're planning on using your dongle in the next few hours.
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Astro's Luna Display hardware dongle is a dream for anyone who wants their iPad to act as a second screen for their Mac – wirelessly.
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But Samsung is going to start shipping SmartThings functionality with its newest TV sets, letting everyone connect just by plugging in a free dongle.
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Another slick, stable option is Luna Display ($70)—it costs more and needs a dongle to work, but feels like magic (no cable required).
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Since the startup's Series A last year, it has completed the development and production of the LiFi-X product, the first mobile LiFi dongle.
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It would let you plug your standard headphones into a device that doesn't feel like it's connected to an extraneous dongle you might misplace.
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For audio, you'll have to go wireless, get USB-C headphones, or use a USB-C dongle to convert headphones with a 25mm jack.
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That means that people will now likely shell out the $9 required to continue living in dongle land, whether they want to or not.
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Not because of it's shape, even though it's pretty close to dongle-size, and not just because of its prowess as a streaming device.
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At the same time, it potentially means buying new wireless headphones or using a dongle adapter for your old wired headphones, which isn't ideal.
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The payload is contained in the tower until it is called for by an authorized person, who scans a dongle to receive their package.
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It'll connect to your computer through a USB dongle, so you will need to have an extra USB port to properly use the device.
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Amazon stopped selling the Apple TV set-top box and Google Chromecast dongle in 2017 for a little while amid disputes with both giants.
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I can see its Bluetooth mode coming in handy if you forget to snag the wireless dongle from your desktop computer before going mobile.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 still offers a standard jack in case you have a pair of wired headphones you still love, no dongle required.
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To provide backwards compatibility — and temper fan outrage — Apple could also include a Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone jack dongle with each new iPhone 7.
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We gathered some of the best deals on some TVs with built-in streaming, so you don't have to mess with a dongle anymore.
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The iPhone 7, while boasting better specs, axed the longstanding, perfectly fine headphone jack, making a dongle necessary to charge the phone while using earbuds.
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That means unless you absolutely need an Ethernet jack, you can actually live life dongle-free — something that can't be said of Apple's latest machines.
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That would be nice as it's a bit frustrating that you can't charge your device and plug something at the same time without a dongle.
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Officially, Samsung says its $50 dongle and older Dex pads are the only fully supported ways to do this, but technically any adapter should work.
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Huawei includes a 3.5mm USB-C dongle in the box, but that's not a very elegant solution for a compromise you shouldn't have to make.
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But in lieu of a code sent via text message, U2F uses an physical security token—typically a USB keychain dongle—to authenticate the user.
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The placement of the optical fingerprint reader means there wasn't room for a headphone jack, but you do get a 26.52mm dongle in the box.
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After plugging the dongle into a Thunderbolt 3 port, you can launch the Luna app on your iPad and see what's happening on your Mac.
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HP includes a dongle in the box for your old USB-A devices, and the USB-C charger works with any of the Folio's ports.
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The Belkin Ethernet + Power Adapter with Lightning Connector dongle — a long, but descriptive name — gives Lightning iPads an Ethernet connection and a Lightning power port.
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At some point the Lightning cable will be the thing that feels like an extraneous dongle, one more incompatible thing you have to tote around.
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If you haven't heard, Google isn't including either USB-C headphones or a USB-C to 27mm dongle in the box with the Pixel 27.
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But there are also bad parts: that USB port on the cable doesn't work for data, so I can't use it as a USB dongle.
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This archaic machine was one of the earliest personal computers, released in 1977, and it accepted a dongle-like device to give it more memory.
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So when if you want a physical device to verify your login, you don't have to buy a dongle — you can just use your phone.
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I already wrote a whole piece about how disappointing this replacement headphone dongle was, but somehow it's still floating around in my bag, being disappointing.
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The company pulled both the Apple TV and Google's Chromecast streaming dongle in 2015 because neither of them supported Amazon Prime Video at the time.
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Last month, Apple also decided to no longer include a free dongle with new iPhones, so it's unlikely that you'll find one in the box.
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It's created a product named MyLiFi that lets you get internet wirelessly using a lamp and a dongle that plugs into your computer's USB port.
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Its flagship product is an HDMI dongle called Teewe that set itself apart from competitors like Google Chromecast with features tailored for the Indian market.
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A Logitech spokesperson told Motherboard that the company has released new firmware that fixes the vulnerability on its Unifying dongle, which works with several mice.
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Security factors can be something you know (a password), something you own (a phone or a smart dongle) or something you are (like a fingerprint).
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The Cloud Mix isn't HyperX's first wireless headset, but its pre-existing Cloud Flight relied on a USB dongle to connect to your machine wirelessly.
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The 3.5mm dongle is no longer a free accessory and the new iPhones won't ship with Apple's own fast Lightning to 3.5mm audio jack adapter.
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Granted, the audio jack dongle included in prior iPhones wasn't the longest-lasting accessory and definitely didn't include features like a DAC or audio enhancements.
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The device is a small dongle that plugs into the car's infotainment system, giving drivers the smart assistant and voice control for hands-free interactions.
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On previous Pis, you could add Bluetooth or Wi-Fi by using a dongle, but that added cost, size, and used a valuable USB port.
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On the bright side, the dongle is only $9, and if you've been an iPhone owner for the past few years, you've got one already.
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Google's Stadia service works on any device that supports the Chromecast protocol, which means iOS, Android, Chrome OS, macOS, Windows, and even the Chromecast dongle.
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Instead, Cupertino now wants customers to use wireless headphones and earbuds, audio gear that plugs into the phone's proprietary charging port, or a $9 dongle.
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But in this case, the issue is that manufacturers don't properly encrypt data transmitted between the mouse and the dongle, according to Bastille's white paper.
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The phone also doesn't have a headphone jack, so, like the iPhone 7, users will be forced to either use a dongle or wireless headphones.
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In one scene, a man is using a two-pronged dongle to plug his earbuds to an iPhone and charge it at the same time.
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If you have an iPhone and use Chromecast streaming dongle a lot, you can now thank Google for finally bringing some peace to your life.
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Still, this is a harsh reality for many consumers who likely aren't crazy about buying a dongle just to connect their headphones to a phone.
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An iPhone 6S Plus or iPhone 7 (yes, with that aggravating dongle) can just about feed them at max volume, but many other smartphones struggle.
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The dongle works on any classic Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as Analogue's own NES clone and any other clone with the same controller port.
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Picture this: a pair of headphones plugged into 3.5mm dongle, which is then plugged into a Lightning adapter, which is then plugged into your phone.
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Sure, every brand new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will have a dongle included in the box when the phones are released on Oct.
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"Cirrus didn't update its FY19 guide… but they did finally confirm the dongle loss, adding more support for our below estimates," the Barclays note reads.
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As the dongle orders from Amazon piled up, I decided this just wasn't a notebook I could keep – at least not after coughing up $1,299.
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Intel's WiDi technology for Windows and Android devices, Miracast and Google's Chromecast dongle are among the other potential wireless streaming solutions from PC to TV.
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It's nice that there's a USB Type-C-to-3.5mm dongle included in the box, but I still dislike this trend of removing the jack.
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Reverse charging lets you use the ZenFone 4 as a battery pack, but you'll need a dongle to charge devices with a USB-C port.
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You can get a good Bluetooth transmitter on Amazon, and the dongle can convert any device with an audio jack into a Bluetooth-friendly system.
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With the update, iOS users can now cast their classes to a screen that supports Chromecast or a TV with the Chromecast dongle plugged in.
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Instead, the new $69.99 TiVo Stream 4K is an HDMI dongle designed to compete with products like the Fire TV, Chromecast, or Roku Streaming Stick.
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New devices are also coming, with TiVo aiming to release a $50 dongle that runs Android TV to expand upon its base of DVR customers.
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While the Chromecast streaming tech is a handy alternative to services like AirPlay, the dongle itself is incredibly limited and often gets in its own way.
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One would think that would spoil Amazon's big reveal, but in fact, Amazon let us down by only introducing the dongle-based Fire TV. Oh well.
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Photo: David Nield (Gizmodo)The Chromecast—that's a dongle for getting movies and shows and maybe a bit of music up on your big screen, right?
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A lone USB-C port and no headphone jack could be a deal breaker for some, even though Moto provides a 23mm dongle in the box.
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The Verge reports Bluetooth and custom mouse drivers still won't be supported, but any keyboard and mouse that uses a wireless dongle should work just fine.
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It's only got a 3.5mm audio jack and that Lightning port—so you'll need an expensive dongle if you want to attach an SD card reader.
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I especially noticed problems while using it with the Pixel 2 XL. I'd frequently need to unplug and plug the dongle back in to reset things.
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Luna Display by Astropad is a tiny dongle that connects your MacBook to an iPad wirelessly, turning the tablet into a second monitor for your laptop.
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If you already have an iPad, this dongle could also be a good option in general for your Mac Mini, which doesn't come with a display.
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This is the most notable addition to the new streaming TV dongle, which also sports upgraded internals, like a quad-core processor and faster Wi-Fi.
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It turns out that you can take advantage of that tiny little red dongle to turn your iPad into your one and only Mac Mini display.
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I got a chance to play with an early prototype of the company's Inceptor smartphone dongle and its augmented reality massive multiplayer first-person shooter app.
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You don't need a powerful amplifier to drive these headphones, and I've been using them happily with the Hidizs Sonata HD dongle and a Pixel 3.
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The standard will be a Wild West for a little longer, and you're not going to be able to throw away your dongle bag just yet.
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Obviously, a dongle isn't ideal, and the lack of Mac compatibility is disappointing, but at least the latency of the G533 is so minimal it's unnoticeable.
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Duet offered a similar Mac to iPad screen sharing app (without that silly dongle), and has responded by beefing up its support for non-Apple hardware.
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The iPhone 7, while boasting better specs, axed the long-standing, perfectly fine headphone jack, making a dongle necessary to charge the phone while using earbuds.
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My MacBook always has its little USB port dongle attached, a port that costs $79 and does little other than allow me to charge my iPhone.
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And while the Zephyrus is too slim for an ethernet port, Asus is kind enough to throw in a USB to Ethernet dongle in the box.
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All of the latest Galaxy S10 phones have 3.5mm headphone jacks so you won't need a dongle or Bluetooth headphones or earbuds to listen to music.
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The redesigned Fire TV is a small flat square dongle with an HDMI cable sticking out, and it again ships with an Alexa voice remote included.
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More importantly, 8bitdo's option comes bundled with a wireless dongle so that you don't have to fuss with the frustratingly short cords available on Nintendo's controllers.
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Indeed, that small digital interface piloted by your dominant hand may very well have been the greatest grift ever devised until the dongle hit the scene.
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But instead of plugging it into your computer, you buy an expensive lamp, have it beam internet to a dongle, and get internet that way instead.
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I've been saying it for a few years now, but I really, really like the Chromecast — Google's simple little dongle for streaming Netflix/Hulu/YouTube etc.
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A second EU antitrust probe is looking into whether Qualcomm sold dongle chipset below cost from 2009 to 2011 to stifle competition from rival company Icera.
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A quick recap: Intel's Compute Stick is a HDMI dongle that packs all the guts of a Windows PC into something the size of a Chromecast.
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The device, an upgraded USB dongle called Cam Link 4K, acts as an intermediary between Elgato's software on your laptop or desktop and the camera itself.
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Prime Day Deal: $44.99 (regularly $74.96) Amazon Basics USB-C to USB 3.0 Hub This dongle transforms one USB-C port into four USB 3.0 ports.
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The research note claims that Cirrus Logic, a supplier for the dongle has "confirmed" that it won't be included in the box alongside the new iPhones.
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And don't think about halving your charging times by plugging two power adapters into this dongle at once, it only accepts a single power source—boo.
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Sadly, though, in the most recent quarter, the mighty headphone jack dongle has all too soon been beaten out by a different Apple product: the AirPods.
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Android already offered secure FIDO login options for mobile apps, where you authenticate using a phone's fingerprint scanner or with a hardware dongle like a YubiKey.
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With GPS readings from a smartphone or dongle, it is easy to flag policies that are likely to be misrepresenting their garaging address and react appropriately.
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Google's dongle is still using the same no frills, control-it-from-your-smartphone approach that made the original model stand out and feel so different.
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Not so luckily, the dongle is an extra thing to carry around that's bound to get lost or mixed up amongst all your other white wires.
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The new product, called Turo Go, is a dongle and an accompanying service that aims to bolster the number of cars and users on its platform.
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In a professional situation where speed and reliability count, it's not a viable alternative, which is why people will be forced to use a dongle instead.
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So you'll need to use the 3.5mm dongle Apple bundles for free with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus to listen to standard headphones and charge.
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Another notable addition to Opera 40 is support for Google's Chromecast streaming dongle, which might have deterred some Chrome fans from making the switch to Opera.
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Essential does include a comically large headphone dongle, but it looks pretty ridiculous and carrying one around in the first place will always be a drag.
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You can connect a wireless mouse to your Mac in a few different ways, the two most common being via Bluetooth or via a USB dongle.
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The new third-gen Chromecast still comes in round dongle form, albeit there has been a change from a glossy plastic shell to a matte casing.
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Chromecast, which is really just a sexy HDMI dongle, can be used with an iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet, a Mac, Windows laptop or Chromebook.
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Also, you don't need to blow $35 on a physical dongle or, more intriguingly, $150 on an Apple TV.This might seem less dramatic than it sounds.
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Their volume controls, power button, and battery all fit in the earbuds themselves instead of on a dongle that hangs off of the wire connecting them.
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For years, Square has been best known as a favorite of micro-merchants using the basic credit card dongle to accept charged payments via their phone.
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The photos depict a dongle that is exactly as you'd expect: there's a USB-C jack on one end and a 3.5mm input on the other.
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It directly connects to your Xbox the same way you sync a controller—no dongle required—and has all the benefits of the other Arctis headsets.
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You can log on and watch movies without having to pay for the rest of the internet and without having to carry around a second dongle.
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It's dongle hell out there and due time that Apple makes our lives easier by making the full transition to USB-C as soon as possible.
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But not everyone wants to keep track of a dongle, spend money on a new pair of headphones, or part with their favorite non-USB headphones.
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Here's that beautiful, beautiful dongle: This filing and the completion of the manual seem to suggest that TiVo will announced this device soon — maybe even this fall.
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Also, there are a handful of new laptops that only feature USB-C ports, which means you might need a dongle to hook up any legacy peripherals.
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Photo: Alex CranzAmazon just announced a new Fire TV. It's a dongle with a cable on one end and a black hunk of plastic on the other.
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Two years later, we've sort of gotten used to the routine of using lightning headphones, losing them, and turning to the dongle before that too is lost.
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At launch in November, Stadia will work on TVs with a Chromecast Ultra dongle, most computers with a Chrome browser, and Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a phones.
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But it appears that the dongle is heading in the direction of Roku, which takes a more agnostic approach to promoting the content available on its platform.
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The creators of the Genki have gone the crowdfunding route to help put the dongle into production, with a $30,000 Kickstarter campaign that's already raised over $300,000.
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Anker says all of the below headphones and earbuds should work perfectly with the dongle: As best I can tell, this adapter is strictly for audio listening.
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Given the number of people complaining about dongle hell on the current MacBooks and MacBook Pros, Microsoft's reluctance to go all-in on USB-C is understandable.
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Luna Display is on Kickstarter now, with a $59 pledge nabbing you either a USB-C or a Mini DisplayPort dongle and delivery starting in May 2018.
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Instead, you get an adapter dongle, which you'll be able to know is from OnePlus because its stumpy little cable is in the company's signature red color.
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If you plan on editing or viewing tons of photos or video on the road, that SD card slot is your ticket to a dongle-free lifestyle.
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This all means that, like the OnePlus 5 from earlier this year, the upcoming OnePlus 5T will still support wired headphones without the need for a dongle.
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If you've upgraded to the iPhone 7, but refuse to upgrade your headphones, then congratulations, you get to carry a tiny dongle with you wherever you go.
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Since most adults rarely lose or forget their keys, for $6 you're increasing the odds of not having to shell out $10 for a replacement dongle.[Uncourage]
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The Turret can use Bluetooth, or a USB wireless dongle, it has Android-specific buttons for use with a Google TV, and a sleek-looking docking station.
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The only downside is you'll need to supply your own 3.5mm headphone jack-to-Lightning or USB-C dongle if your phone doesn't have a headphone port.
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Apple is under the impression that its "courage" has already paid off and that it no longer needs to ship a headphone dongle with its new phones.
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We'll mourn it at first, but we'll move on to USB-C headphones, wireless headphones, or get a dongle — annoying as that is — for existing 3.5mm headphones.
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Thankfully, if you already use an Xbox Wireless Adapter for pairing an Xbox One controller to your PC, you're already covered, as that's the dongle you need.
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There's no dongle needed when connecting to an Xbox One, but on PC, you will need an Xbox Wireless Adapter for wireless audio, which is available separately.
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"So the attacker can send data to the dongle, pretend it's a mouse but say 'actually I am a keyboard and please type these letters'," added Newlin.
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If nothing else, you'll sit back and wonder how you spent so many minutes of your life untangling wired earbuds or trying to find your beloved dongle.
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I'm loath to swap my built-in headphone jack for a life in which I have to carry around a Lightning-to-aux dongle just in case.
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I do wish that Apple would either create or bless the One True USB-C Dongle, something with a few ports and a reliable SD card slot.
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In the "Apple Boy" box, for example, the 64GB iPhone X is an orange "legendary" item, while a Lightning to USB dongle is a blue "uncommon" item.
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Google reportedly is working on a new generation of its Chromecast Ultra dongle with Android TV support and a remote that features Google Assistant, according to 9to5Google.
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MSI includes a USB-C dongle that includes an additional microSD card slot, a full-size SD card slot, two USB 3.0 ports, and an Ethernet jack.
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A subscription runs $129.99 and comes with a Stadia controller, a Chromecast dongle, three months of usage and a free pass so a friend can also play.
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If you don't want to drop money on an Apple TV, you'll instead need an HDMI cable and a special dongle: the Lightning to Digital AV adapter.
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There are also products like Autobrain, Automatic, Zubie and Verizon Hum that offer connected car services, like car diagnostics, via a dongle that plugs into a car.
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This is probably the easiest option, plus you get to use the headphones you already have — until you lose the dongle and have to buy another one.
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Here&aposs the $80 Dongle You Need to Use the New MacBook With Your StuffRemember the time Apple gave the iPhone a new connector and you had to buy a dongle to use all your …Read more ReadIn reality, Wi-Fi often sucks and I'm constantly charging my iPhone off my laptop, something that owners of Apple's newest and thinnest Macbook cannot do, because it only has one port.
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It would have been nicer if Dell had found a way to bring back a USB-A port, but it at least includes a dongle in the box.
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The square dongle will be less powerful than the current top-of-the line Fire TV with 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and a 1.5GHz processor.
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The downside is that if you scrounge up a USB-C to 3.5mm dongle and swap in another set of headphones, all that extra sound enhancement goes away.
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A denim jacket with a touch-sensitive cufflikeCute jacketno likeUgly dongle Price$350 In 2015, the tech was still rudimentary, but it was impressive in a tantalizing way.
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If your devices aren't that intellectually advanced, just plug in a Chromecast dongle for audio ($35) or video ($35 for 1080p, $70 for 4K) where you need it.
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On the flip side, the included USB-C to 3.5mm dongle isn't exactly the best way to make up for the Z3 Play not having a headphone jack.
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This new dongle might be enough for those who want USB-C right now, but it's clear that the technology will only truly arrive on future Surface devices.
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But if you're one of those people who's passionately against having to charge headphones, you'll be glad to know that the Apple headphone dongle is also on sale.
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Yes, dongle life has come to the camera world; if you plug in a USB-C headphone adapter, you can use the port for audio instead of charging.
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Like with many high-end wireless mice, the mouse comes with a USB dongle which can be plugged into the mouse's removable Micro USB cable via an adapter.
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While Panay jokes about USB-C and the dongle problem, he has some serious answers as to why it's missing on both the new Surface Pro and Laptop.
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The dongle can tap into the full hardware graphics acceleration capabilities of the Mac to which its attached, delivering benefits software hacks can't match, including Metal GPU support.
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If you want to go with the 13-inch machine, it's possible, but you'll have to have a WiFi dongle in your USB-A drive at all times.
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Here were my basic requirements: in-ear headphones with a microphone that cost less than $33 and that could plug directly into my Pixel 23 with no dongle.
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I fondly remember bragging about the blazing speeds I saw with my first 4G LTE dongle, but the early phones were a bit of a mess at launch.
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It also operates the same — there is a PC- and Mac-compatible USB dongle for a wireless connection, an included USB receiver, and wired USB and MIDI jacks.
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So when Apple removes the headphone jack, that means you can't charge the phone and listen to music through the headphones at the same time (sans a dongle).
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Oddly enough, it looked like Google intended to ship these with the Pixel 2 last year, but it decided late in the game to just include the dongle.
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That means living the dongle life, and at least Dell is kind enough to get your collection started with a USB-C to A adapter in the box.
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And hey, if you really hate the new iPhone 7 at least we all still have the freedom not to buy it – or dongle in our wired headphones.
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The stock lightning port is connected to this deconstructed dongle, which is connected to the DIY headphone port, which sits in the empty space beneath the Taptic Engine.
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It's an amusing skit making a fair point, but by now most people in the Apple ecosystem have adapted to the dongle life in one way or another.
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It's a dongle, designed (like many dongles are) for users who have made the jump to a USB-C device but still want to use their old cables.
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The phoens will also ship with a Lightning-to-headphone jack dongle in the box, making it easier for your to retrofit any 3.5mm headphones you're currently using.
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Hedging its bets, the company includes a dongle in every iPhone 27 box so you can still use, as Phil Schiller puts it, "some analog old connected devices".
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Those completely against Lightning port headphones would be able to use good old Bluetooth headphones, which would connect wirelessly or connect regular headphones via some kind of dongle.
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Both are flawless recreations of the original gamepad, but each one, unfortunately, requires an ugly dongle (or two of them) to hang off the front of the console.
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Oh, and a cheap new USB dongle can take over a PC (even a locked one) in about minute and then potentially compromise networks the computer is on.
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Thermal imaging cameras were turned into a smartphone accessory dongle last year and today they've made the inevitable next step in convergence: being integrated directly into the phone.
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While we think the TM5 is a cool product, asking users to purchase a dongle for a blender and then pay a monthly fee is a bit ridiculous.
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A change that will cost every iPhone user at least $29 extra for a dongle (or more for new headphones) is not a change designed to benefit everyone.
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That's why today Google is unveiling an entire, interconnected hardware ecosystem: two phones, an intelligent speaker, a VR headset, a Wi-Fi router, and a media-streaming dongle.
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Spend $549, get a phone with half the capacity of my 128GB 6S (Apple doesn't offer a 128GB version of the 8), and of course, enter Dongle-land.
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But this means that, if, say, you'd like to charge your phone via the computer while the latter is plugged in — a common scenario — you'll need a dongle.
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Like I said earlier, there are a bunch of options for those looking to make the most out of their new laptop, but Apple's dongle guarantees total compatibility.
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This dongle may be pretty basic, but it covers the two things people do most often: connect their computer to a TV or monitor, and plug in accessories.
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To get Stadia to stream games to my television set, I plugged in Google's Chromecast, a TV streaming dongle, and set that device up with my Google account.
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It's super small, and it doesn't need an external power source; it just plugs into the phone's 3.5-mm jack (or your dongle) like a pair of headphones.
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This dongle has a headphone jack and a USB-C port, so it lets you connect your microphone without hogging the connector you need to charge your phone.
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This is one of the best cans we've tested for the Xbox One because it's dead simple to pair with the console—there's no need for a dongle.
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But you'll just, you'll just ... for people that don't do podcasts and aren't childishly amused by the word dongle, it just looks like two more inches of wire.
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The other bit of news contained in the FCC filing is that older Roamio hardware and the TiVo Mini will support the new remote through a Bluetooth USB dongle.
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You can customize the gestures on the Jacquard appShould you submit to the tyranny of dongle and cloth, what you get is a relatively seamless controller for your phone.
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For consoles like the Xbox and PlayStation, connecting the All Controller is as simple as plugging a dongle into the machine, and then selecting it from the gamepad's menu.
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Huawei also smartly included two USB-C ports (one of which supports Thunderbolt 33) and a single USB 3 Type-A port, so you can live life dongle-free.
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This marks the end of the dongle-free MacBook Pro, and now only the super-outdated MacBook Air, which you shouldn't buy anyways, still has ports besides USB-C.
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The Switch doesn't come with a built in ethernet port and the dongle converts a USB port into one, allowing gamers to play the Switch on a wired connection.
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But if Valve's going to insist on a dongle to take advantage of VirtualLink with its $1,000 headset kit, it'd be nice if it included one in the box.
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There's no 3.5mm port visible on any of the device's sides, meaning that buyers will need a USB-C to headphone dongle to listen to music through wired headphones.
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A Microsoft spokesperson tells The Verge that it's pricing the dongle at $79.99 for commercial users, and it will be available through typical business purchasing channels on June 29th.
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Mini DisplayPort allowed you to use a dongle to take whatever giant cord your monitor used and convert it down to something tiny enough to plug into you laptop.
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They had been including the hideous adaptor dongle with new phones as a courtesy ever since the first headphone jack-less phone — the iPhone 226 — launched in September 212.
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The category brims with possibilities, but in the current throw-it-all-at-the-wall climate, it's hard to know which wrist dongle to buy, if any at all.
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In the home, you can either run unGlue's software on a connected (wired) desktop computer or you can buy a $30 dongle-like puck that connects to your router.
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Owners of the Series 1 line won't be able to get the new features unless they add a Series 2 speaker to their system or use a Bluetooth dongle.
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Most smartphone sources should be able to power these headphones quite adequately, but remember to have your dongle handy if you want to combine these with the latest iPhones.
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If I want to plug into Ethernet because the Wi-Fi around me sucks, I'll need a new dongle ($35), different from those already in existence for prior MacBooks.
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That doesn't make it any easier for consumers who have loads of devices—many made by Apple—that will now need a dongle to connect to their "professional" computer.
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If you have a great pair of wired headphones and you're in the market for a new iPad Pro, make sure to add a dongle to your shopping cart.
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There's also no ongoing subscription to access anything provided through the Plug & Play device – beyond the initial purchase price of $49.99 for the dongle and remote itself, it's free.
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Samsung can continue to use its (admittedly pretty nice) wired AKG headphones as a selling point, while making all the "double dongle" jokes its hefty ad budget can support.
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In order to eventually reach this dongle-less future—where Android and iPhone users can share chargers, and perhaps, one day, even humanity—we must embrace a Final Dongling.
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Like the Genki Bluetooth dongle, Human Things has chosen to bring this product to consumers through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that's looking to raise a modest $50,000 in funding.
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There are several dongles and docks available to help ease the transition, but if you'd rather stick with Apple's instead of opting for third-party dongle, you're in luck.
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This dongle includes one HDMI port and one standard USB port, and a USB-C pass-through port so you can charge your laptop while using the other two.
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On the latest episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka, Morin's origin story includes helping launch Google's Chromecast TV dongle and being "Google buddies" with Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom.
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Samsung Senior Vice President Justin Denison just threw shade at Apple for (very annoyingly) getting rid of its headphone jack in favor of a dongle for the iPhone 7.
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Apple only has free shipping if you don't care how quickly your object arrives, otherwise you're basically tripling the price of a headphone dongle if you pick next-day shipping.
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And all connectors have been replaced with USB-C ports, plunging users into dongle hell, which Apple quickly tried to remedy by reducing the prices of its dongles and accessories.
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You even get a full-size HDMI port, so you don't have to carry around a stupid dongle in case you want to connect the Stealth to an external display.
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For those of you invested in Samsung's SmartThings ecosystem, there will also be a dongle you can plug into the Shield TV to turn it into a SmartThings Hub too.
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There's no additional USB port either, meaning I can't connect the dongle of my wireless mouse to it like I do with my current keyboard, nor can I charge it.
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Instead of Bluetooth, it uses a dedicated wireless 2.4GHz connection to an included dongle, so once it's powered on, the gamepad is immediately and automatically paired and ready to play.
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A word of warning though: The wireless receiver dongle is going to protrude from your phone's power and data port, so you probably need to buy a pad-style charger.
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In the end, this is just going to push more people to wireless, which is both a boon to Apple and also probably an inevitability regardless of the courtesy dongle.
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Today, we expect to hear more about Google's new phones (which will now fall under the Pixel brand), as well as its Google Home Alexa competitor, an updated Chromecast dongle.
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It's a high-quality dongle and being able to charge and listen to music is a huge plus for when you're traveling, but the price is still a little steep.
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Google's Stadia is coming in November and will cost $129.99 for a Founder's Edition bundle which includes a Chromecast dongle, a Stadia controller and three months of a subscription service.
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You can plug Lightning headphones or a headphone dongle into this port or plug your phone into a computer or car system for CarPlay without having to remove the case.
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Sure, you could use the aux port and a Lighting-to-3.5mm dongle, but this is a charging dock, and by god, we're going to get this to charge something.
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The central feature is what the patent calls a "social TV dongle" — a device that plugs into the TV and then enables new interactions with Facebook's software on your phone.
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The camera button will be part of Luna, a new app Astro is making that turns the iPad into a wireless Mac display (with the help of a tiny dongle).
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I lost Google's included Pixel dongle about 230 hours into unboxing my phone, and found its huge size annoying and disruptive to the neat headphone-wrapping trick Dieter taught me.
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Instead of plugging your charger into a separate hub, the HyperDrive USB-C Hub Attach attaches (get it?) to the charger for a more seamless setup than a dangling dongle.
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While there are attempts out there to make Realtek card readers work in Mac OS, it's very finicky and you'll likely be better off spending the $10 on a dongle.
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On the cable front, there's both a 3.5mm and 2.5mm cable, and a Bluetooth dongle with a three-button remote and mic with a battery that lasts for eight hours.
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But there's a reason Google and Amazon quickly moved on to hanging dongle designs: sticks are extremely unwieldy, and the Streaming Stick Plus might be the most unwieldy stick ever.
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Microsoft's USB-C dongle will slot into the Surface Connector charging port on existing devices, allowing Surface users to connect USB-C peripherals or charge from a USB-C charger.
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During Computex earlier this month, Synaptics was showing off a PQI My Lockey USB-A dongle that provides ultra secure fingerprint authentication for Windows 10 machines, targeting business customers especially.
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The company manufactures two styles of its devices, its original keychain dongle called the Tile Mate, and its thinner device designed to be inserted into wallets, called the Tile Slim.
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To use your old peripherals, you'll be in dongle hell for the short term, but the 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports at least give lots of connectivity options for the future.
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Image: BelkinNow that the new MacBook Pro is out (the one without the Touch Bar, anyway), a lot of Mac nerds are about to enter the realm of dongle hell.
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Google says the new dongle will connect to your phone ever so slightly faster, and, more importantly, it's supposed to draw less power, translating to 38 percent more playback time.
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Although Lexar says the JumpDrive is compatible with Mac and Windows PCs, Mac owners without a USB 3.0 port won't be able to use the flash drive without a dongle.
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The dongle also includes an outlet for headphones, volume buttons, and a mute button—though you can get audio from the TV, and the headset has a mic built in.
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If a person walks into an Apple store and buys the latest iPhone and the latest MacBook Pro, the iPhone will need a dongle to recharge off the MacBook Pro.
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Its new Strikeline adapter lets you keep using your favorite analog headphones, with just a little bit of added dongle bulk hanging off the bottom of your fancy new hardware.
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Even with the wireless connectivity and the inclusion of a 3.5mm dongle in the box, I think it's still too soon for phone makers to be axing the headphone jack.
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Designed to support Android and Windows, the Miracast-powered HDMI dongle is a simple competitor to let you stream anything from your smartphone, tablet, or laptop to a TV screen.
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In addition to the new PC app, Sony is also releasing a $25 dongle next month that adds full PC and Mac support to the PS4's DualShock 4 controller.
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Apple ships a pair of its EarPods headphones with a Lightning connector in the box, as well as a Lightning-to-3.5mm dongle so you can use your traditional headphones.
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At $73, the headphone dongle is the cheapest Apple hardware you can buy; the company thinks people will just buy a few and keep them permanently attached to older headphones.
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So to charge an iPhone on a new MacBook Pro, for example, you have to hook up the cable to a dongle that connects USB-A and USB-C devices.
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The latest iPad Pro models do not have a standard headphone jack, meaning you will have to buy a dongle to connect your wired headphones to the USB-C port.
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The dongle in question is the Bosch Drivelog Connect, a device meant to shed insight on your driving behaviors and send diagnostic information to a companion smartphone app via Bluetooth.
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The images in the reviews for this "Headphone Adapter for iPhone X Headphone Jack Audio Charger Earphone Splitter Dongle for iPhone" all showed the AmazonBasics HDMI cable it once was.
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Many wireless computer mice use Bluetooth and can connect to your computer directly, while others come with a small dongle that you have to plug into your computer's USB port.
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A $35 dongle is significantly cheaper than buying a new smart TV, or even a more sophisticated streaming device like an Apple TV, which will cost you up to $200.
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And that&aposs it: this compact little dongle will now allow you to enjoy all your favorite media, anywhere you can get a Wi-Fi connection and an HDMI port.
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The bracelet, which has no display of its own, connects to your phone via a special dongle that plugs into the headphone jack (or headphone jack adapter) of your phone.
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All Prestige system will also come with an included Ethernet dongle, so you won't have to settle for wi-fi speeds when you need to upload a big video file.
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But this is a much bigger dongle than the one that comes included with your iPhone, so it's going to look awkward and silly if you're using it out in public.
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According to a report published by The Information, Apple looked at a streaming TV dongle-like device to capture that lower end of the market, citing people familiar with the project.
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And while just two ports might sound skimpy, Acer makes up for the Swift 7's general lack of connectivity by including a dongle with a few more ports for free.
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The portable console doesn't come with Bluetooth, but a tiny dongle called the Genki does, theoretically making it easy to upgrade your Switch so it plays nice with your wireless headphones.
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There are no USB-A ports at all, which means you'll need a dongle to connect most accessories, and Samsung is not including one in the box with the 23 Pro.
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Is it worth the big price jump to upgrade from V-Moda's regular cable (or any other) and Apple's Lightning to 3.5mm dongle to V-Moda's new all-in-one offering?
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Razer says the 5.1 surround sound feature will work with both the phone's speakers and with headphones plugged into through the THX-certified USB-C headphone dongle included with the phone.
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For you, that means a dongle-filled future, as you attempt to plug in older accessories, or for those times when you need to use more than two peripherals at once.
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That's enough to install a rootkit capable opening access to your whole computer in under 10 seconds, apparently—which means you might never know your wireless mouse dongle had been hacked.
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There's an argument to be made, from Apple's perspective, that if most people aren't using the audio dongle, putting one in the box with every iPhone is environmentally and economically wasteful.
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Prime Day Deal: $23.1 (regularly $224.99) Lention 234.99-in-3.03 USB-C Hub Dongle manufacturers have embraced the Rose Gold, Gold, Space Grey, and Silver trend as much as Apple has.
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You'll want to have a high-quality DAC to feed these on the move, such as on LG's flagship G and V phone series or from the Hidizs Sonata HD dongle.
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Microsoft is creating a Surface USB-C dongle for existing devices, but the software giant also appears to be preparing a USB-C Surface connector for its future laptops and tablets.
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Whether it's the new Touch Bar so many think they don't need, or the dongle hell that Apple's port switcheroo will cause, the company's latest laptop isn't winning many (vocal) fans.
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The casting feature lets you send audio as well as visuals over to the Chromecast dongle, so it's one way of getting video from Chrome OS to a TV or monitor.
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Belkin appears to be the first accessory maker with a Lightning dongle that lets you attach a pair of Lightning connector headphones and a charging cable at the same time. Sigh.
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In addition, the MateBook has two USB-C ports (one of which supports Thunderbolt 230), plus a USB-A port, so I can plug in most accessories without needing a dongle.
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Dell does get your dongle collection started by including a USB-C to A adapter in the box, but I'd much rather just have the port built into the machine itself.
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Codes can be sent via text message or generated with an authentication app (some sites also offer two-factor authentication with a U2F dongle, but Twitter doesn't currently have that option).
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It's also solidly designed, with nice touches like a pair of buttons for increasing intensity that also serve as charging ports so the wearable and the transmitting dongle can charge together.
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Sure there's an accompanying app that can help you pick out your groceries and a community where users can share recipes, we just don't think a kitchen appliance needs a dongle.
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And let's be real — getting rid of a port everyone uses and requiring the use of a dongle — unless you buy the latest Lightning-powered headphones — is a total Apple move.
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The bad news: There's no USB-C-to-headphone-jack dongle in the box like there is with the Moto Z and iPhone 7; you'll need to invest in one yourself.
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Your best bet is to either go for an audio-centric phone like the HTC 10 or LG V20, or to indeed grab a DragonFly and start living the dongle life.
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I keep plugging the MP-CL1 into my iPhone — via a far-too-expensive HDMI dongle — and projecting movies onto every surface I can find so that I can show off.
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If I want to plug an iPhone into my MacBook Pro, I'll need a dongle or a new cable ($25 from Apple), and neither is provided with either Macs or iPhones.
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Our inevitable march through time continues apace, meaning yet another popular smart phone — this time, the Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 — is bidding goodbye to its headphone jack and going full dongle.
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So while banks could integrate biometrics into a two-factor authentication framework, the whole aspect of having another method — like your banking dongle or password — isn't likely to change, said Yeo.
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Apple's replacing instant compatibility with all the world's headphones by offering us either a dongle, the same old EarPods with a new cable, or expensive EarPods with no cable at all.
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Basically, that is a dongle with a Lightning connector on one side, for plugging into the iPhone, and an audio port on the other end, for plugging in the audio accessory.
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In a spot titled "Dongle" that takes aim at the easiest possible joke in the smartphone world, Samsung takes Apple to task for the iPhone for its lack of headphone jack.
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So, if you buy the new iPhone, you've got three options: use the Lightning headphones they provide in the box, use your current headphones with an included dongle, or go wireless.
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USB-C is already the charging method for many MacBooks, and would streamline the process of charging an Apple device (iPhone) with another Apple device (MacBook) which currently requires a dongle.
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Still, if you peer deep enough into your crystal ball, a potentially dongleless future may exist after one final dongle allows users to endure the shift from Lightning to USB-C.
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It uses a combination of a key that fits in a USB slot (with a button that must be pressed) and a Bluetooth dongle, each registered to your computer or cellphone.
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Some gamers accessing the new cloud gaming platform through a Google (GOOG) Chromecast Ultra dongle are reporting that their devices are crashing and overheating after just a few hours of use.
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"Hand me the aux cord" is now "hand me the aux cord and dongle" as many of us now need some tiny, easily lost intermediary to plug into our daily devices.
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Early next year, the company will release a dongle that costs about $50 — pricey for similar products but far cheaper than its set-top boxes, which can cost upwards of $300.
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But it did give us one today: The company has shipped more than 30 million units of its Chromecast streaming dongle, CEO Sundar Pichai said on the second-quarter earnings call.
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Expect some sort of dongle to be included in the box for your current headphones, as well as a new stock pair of headphones that plug into the phone's Lightning port.
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But if you've been stuck with a chaotic, double-dongle setup in your car for the past few months, eliminating one of those adapters might very well justify the Rockstar's expensive price.
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The rise of Chromecast marked a big moment for Google, but the company's even more stripped down audio dongle always seemed a bit removed from reality ever since it debuted in 2015.
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While the dongle is technically a universal plug (hence the name Universal Serial Bus), Apple says officially that the dongle's compatibility is limited to the new 11-inch and 12.9-inch tablets.
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Yes, they're primarily wireless, but if the battery runs out, or you simply want a wired connection, guess what: You'll need a dongle to connect them to an iPhone 7 or 8.
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It's far more useful than the dual Lightning one because the whole point of a dongle is to bring back the headphone jack (eww to anyone who likes using Lighting-equipped headphones).
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Starting at $650 without the keyboard cover and monitor dongle, the Tab S4 is considerably more expensive than a Surface Go and about the same price as a 9.7-inch iPad Pro.
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That itself would have been a big deal, but Google also launched Google Home (its Amazon Echo challenger), Google Wifi, a new version of the Chromecast dongle and the Daydream VR headset.
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The mouse has a nice setup where you can use the mouse plugged in while it charges, and then plug the dongle into that cable when you're ready to go wireless again.
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As we settle into a dongle-filled society, it's an appropriate moment to ponder the origin of such a silly word being used to describe a device with a purely technical purpose.
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While Apple does include wired earbuds in the box with the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7s, wireless headphones or a dongle are needed to charge the device while also listening to music.
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The dongle is basically just the same infrared sender / receiver that's in the middle of the lamp, but pulled out on its own and with a short USB cable attached to it.
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The developers of SX Pro, a purchasable dongle that can be plugged into the Nintendo Switch to jailbreak the console, also sell firmware called SX OX, which can be used for homebrew.
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Queiroz was the co-creator and driving force behind the media streaming dongle, which has, in just three years, become the company's best-selling device and a cornerstone of its hardware strategy.
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Panda is a tiny black and white dongle you port into your car to gather the data and should not come under the same type of regulatory scrutiny as the Comma One.
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Instead, Google only included a USB-C to 3.5mm dongle, much to the frustration of users who had to deal with the incredibly poor offerings of USB-C headphones on the market.
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Apple ditching …Read more ReadGood ol' Timmy Cook over at Apple really had a chance to charge us, the common man and woman, and exorbitant amount of money for this simple dongle.
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There's the $90 Fire TV, the $40 Fire TV Stick and now, for the dongle-averse, Amazon is giving the world its first set with the company's streaming media offering built-in.
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Apple is going out of its way to make the transition easy for iPhone 7 buyers by including both Lightning-powered earbuds and a Lightning-to-headphone-jack dongle as standard accessories.
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Now it's releasing two new products — its Panda car dongle is now publicly on sale and can be used with its new analytics software, Cabana — to get more information on cars themselves.
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Not only that, but because the dongle uses up the Lightning port, you won't be able listen to music and charge up your iPhone 7 (through a charger or a battery pack).
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And for now, if you want a touchscreen machine that runs macOS, the only option is to use a third-party dongle that will output your Mac's display to an iPad Pro.
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Car-hacking demonstrations tend to get all the glory in the security research community—remotely paralyzing a Jeep on the highway or cutting a Corvette's brakes through its Internet-connected insurance dongle.
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To issue transfer orders via SWIFT, tight security protocols must be followed, including possession of a physical key (a so-called dongle) to authorise transfer orders, long passwords and biometric access control.
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After everyone goes to sleep — it charges when it detects darkness via an ambient light sensor — the charging dongle slithers down the wall into a charging station plugged into an outlet. Effective?
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All three have ESS Sabre DACs, however the Cambridge Audio dongle uses a 963-bit ESS 9023 versus the 32-bit 9010 in the DragonFly Black and 9016 in the DragonFly Red.
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Samsung has tied nearly a half-dozen new mobile product launches to the release of its new Galaxy Note 7 today, including its LTE dongle designed to bring connectivity to older cars.
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How many filmmakers are going to try to show a project they're working on a projector and will have to ask whether anyone has a dongle so they can connect to HDMI?
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Last fall, AFTVNews published pictures of two leaked Fire TV devices: one, the square-shaped Fire TV dongle that turned out to be real, and a second, cube-shaped set top box.
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Plus, if your phone doesn't have a headphone jack and you haven't invested in Bluetooth headphones, you can still listen to music while charging your phone (without having to use a dongle).
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You can also add internet services to your viewing options with a set-top box or dongle, like a Roku device, Apple TV, Microsoft Xbox, Google Chromecast or Amazon Fire TV product.
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Earlier, there were projections that by now we would have some 25 million SMBs using dongle-based card payment services, but in reality there are only around 8 million today, Klein said.
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However, since this is meant to be plugged into the back or side of the TV into the HDMI port, making the dongle look like a toy was probably a bit unnecessary.
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Gone are the usual USB ports you're already familiar with, replaced with USB Type-C connectors that won't work with the new iPhone 7 without a dongle, along with no touchscreen capabilities.
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Photo: Human Things (Kickstarter)After releasing a simple dongle that finally let the Nintendo Switch connect to wireless headphones, Human Things is back with another product that vastly improves the console's portability.
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This model has a USB-C dongle and a ton of other cords, making it wirelessly compatible with almost every gaming system (and most newer Android phones), including the Switch and PS4.
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Unfortunately, the Wacom One still uses the three-port HDMI / USB / power cable with no support for USB-C, so you'll need a dongle to connect to newer MacBooks or Android devices.
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The keyboard itself can connect to a Mac or Windows PC either through a direct Bluetooth connection or through an included USB dongle, with support for up to three devices at once.
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For the original jacket, the dongle only worked with this one specific type of jacket; now, you'll be able to take it with you and use it in other wearables as well.
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This version for the Mini appears to be the same existing M30 2.4G controller, in fact, just bundled with a new USB dongle that can be plugged into the console's USB ports.
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Dell has also gotten rid out its proprietary charging port, and for people still using peripherals with old school USB ports, Dell includes an USB-C to USB-A dongle in the box.
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Yubico also offers a very small version of its dongle for the standard USB port and the company tells me that it is working on a similarly small version for USB-C, too.
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It looks high-quality, will get your fast-charging done, and you can think of it as a tiny protest of Apple's decision to no longer include a headphone dongle with the iPhone.
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It has all the Apple MFi-Certified cables you need for a quarter of the price: Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack dongle, Lightning to USB-C cable, and a standard Lightning charging cable.
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Logitech Flow even lets you copy and paste things across up to three different machines, and because Flow works over Bluetooth or Logitech's own wireless dongle, there's no cords to worry about either.
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Obviously, if you're an iPhone 7 (or newer) user, you're shit out of luck, but if you have an Android phone without a headphone jack, this affordable dongle is the one to get.
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The one caveat is that you will need one of Samsung's $50 adapters to make that happen, because a regular USB-C to HDMI dongle won't trigger the phone into activating Dex mode.
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A number of security protocols need to be met before the SWIFT system authorises a payment: one step, a physical key or dongle, was left plugged in for weeks, rather than locked away.
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Apple, we know you're into the whole "minimal ports" thing (as evidenced by the headphone dongle, thanks for that), but that minimalism doesn't just make iPhones more complicated — it's screwing up MacBooks, too.
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Here we are in 2016, and if you want the latest and greatest iPhone, you can't own the best-sounding headphones — unless you also use an expensive, unwieldy and easy-to-lose dongle.
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If you've ever found yourself stuck with drained Bluetooth buds and without the dongle necessary for plugging in a backup pair of headphones, you'll probably appreciate Samsung's decision to keep the jack around.
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The AmazonBasics Lighting to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter is only $30 right now, and it's looks a lot more thoughtfully designed than the $35 one Apple sells from its official dongle partner Belkin.
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There are a lot of moving parts here, but a digital recipe book (essentially a detachable dongle) can guide you through cooking a couple hundred dishes, using a small screen on the bottom.
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The OS, Debian, is completely open source; to avoid closed software the company has added an Atheros Wi-Fi dongle with open source drivers rather than use the built-in Wi-Fi chip.
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Female USB-A to Male USB-CThe first thing you should buy—and you should probably buy in bulk—is a dongle that converts a USB-A cord into a USB-C one.
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While the new iPhone ships with a Lightning dongle and a pair of Lightning wired earbuds, Chen concludes that wireless earphones — like Apple's new AirPods — are the easiest workaround for the iPhone 27.
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But there's also nothing stopping you from using this chunky dongle to add a Bluetooth audio connection to gadgets that don't have it, such as the Nintendo Switch or some hipster vintage iPod.
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The news today has to do with Apple's decision to disable your iPhone's charging port (and headphone dongle port) from external access when your phone has been locked for more than an hour.
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Nintendo added support for wireless headphones via USB dongles last November, but only if you a USB Type-A to USB-C adapter to plug your headphone's dongle into the Switch console's port.
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So it should be on HTC to make sure that there's a functional option in the box for its users, not give up and leave users hunting for a dongle on their own.
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That said, you're not going to get the same speed or frequency of patches, or the same support from the manufacturer for older hardware, as you will from a smart box or dongle.
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The updated TV dongle also adds Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and features access to 500K movies/TV episodes, an array of apps and an Alexa voice interface via remote or nearby Echo.
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I'd certainly much prefer to keep a spare battery pack in my bag when I leave the house than always be trying to remember where on earth I left the dumb headphone dongle.
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I’ve worn these headphones on my commute, plugged them into my laptop, and back into my phone (with my dongle never too far away) and never thought twice about that experience.
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Google is expected to hold an event on October 4th, where it could announce two phones, a Daydream VR headset, a new 4k-enable Chromecast dongle, and now — apparently — a new Google tablet.
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The camera has a GPS unit and motion sensors, and it comes with a dongle that can plug into your car's OBD-II port to give the camera access to even more data.
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One is a dongle device that was eventually released and was a 4K ultra high-definition version of Fire TV. The second is a cube-shaped device that has not been unveiled yet.
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I've just been at too many events/live blogs in the past couple of years where some fellow reporter is kicking themselves for leaving some ever-important dongle back in the hotel room.
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Nintendo Switch controllers are flexible, if flawed — the latest hardware they work with is the NES Classic, via 8bitdo's $17 Retro Receiver, and a new firmware update available now for that little dongle.
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The Zenfone 6 is one of the only modern smartphones that still has a headphone jack, meaning you won't have to use a dongle if you have a favorite pair of wired headphones.
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And if you really want to, you can buy a USB-C dongle to hook the Tab S24 up to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse for an even more desktop-like experience.
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All you need is a decent internet connection, a good Wi-Fi router, and your pick of Google's Chromecast Ultra dongle, Pixel phone, or the Chrome web browser on a laptop or desktop.
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The "Amazon's Choice" dongle on Amazon is ostensibly Apple's own official adapter, but from reading the reviews, it seems like many people have received a non-operational knockoff instead of the legitimate Apple product.
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Having to use a USB dongle for consoles like the PlayStation and Xbox is also not ideal, but the biggest drawback to the All Controller is the fact you can't actually buy one yet.
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But given the fragmented, dongle-rich situation we now find ourselves in (more and more Android flagship phones are expected to start shipping without a 3.5mm jack), it's a solution to a real problem.
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This dongle might be handy if you're using an older iPad, but given that the new iPad Pro has a USB-C port, the support comes at a strange time in Apple's port strategy.
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Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective), the DataTraveler Ultimate GT uses a USB 3.1 adapter, not USB-C, so you'll need to break out a dongle to use it with some newer laptops.
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This dongle connects to an antenna (that you can install yourself or pay to get installed through Dish) and will then integrate all of your local channels into the box in the same interface.
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Now that the iPhone has no headphone jack, if you want to charge your phone and listen to music at the same time, you'll need to plug in a dongle to make that possible.
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Security researchers from Bastille Networks have found that non-Bluetooth wireless keyboards manufactured by Logitech, Dell, and Lenovo don't encrypt communication between the input device and the dongle plugged into a computer's USB slot.
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USB-C, as it's spread to more devices (like the LG G5), is right on track to becoming the one port to rule them all, but Apple's still making it dongle hell for users.
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Physically, though, the dongle is nearly identical to the USB-C to 3.5mm adapter that Google has been selling since last October: this new version is just a hair smaller in almost every dimension.
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The Uncourage is a non-functional, 3.5-millimeter jack designed for the sole purpose of ensuring your iPhone 7's Lightning to headphone dongle is always in your pocket when you reach for it.
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It's worth noting that it has to be activated to an iLok 2 dongle, which costs $49.95, or through iLok Cloud, which only requires creating an iLok account and downloading the iLok License Manager.
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So it's certainly a question how this relatively unknown startup is managing to pull this off, especially given that Apple is already rumored to be working on its own version of a similar dongle.
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Though you can plug the dongle into a Wii or Wii U and use it to play all the NES games on the Virtual Console that were never packed into the NES Classic Edition.
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The monitor has two SD slots, an HDMI port for video output and built-in dual band Wi-Fi — or users can plug-in a MiFi dongle via the on-board USB-A port.
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To use wireless controllers with the Mega Sg, like the 2190GHz version of 2190BitDo's M30, you'll need to attach this dongle, which is another adapter you won't want to lose (but probably still will).
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