Does My Smule Gear Work with the IPhone 7?

The rumor about Apple removing the headphone port from the iPhone 7 has sparked a lot of discussions-even months before the official release of the device. Users of Sing! Karaoke app were also worried all their Smule gear (microphones, headsets, earphones or adapters like the iRig PRE) might stop working. Now that the iPhone 7 was officially released, we can take a look at what works and what does not . Apple's so-called EarBuds now come with a lightning cable (see image above) since the headphone socket is indeed gone. But you can still connect all your existing devices you plugged into previous iPhones and iPads-and you do not even have to buy an additional adapter, since it is already included with the iPhone 7. If you plug this adapter into the lightning port of the iPhone 7 the phone will work like any previous iPhone with a headphone jack. The adaptor provides the same analog input and output and all your old gear will continue to work with the iPhone 7. Hurray! The Bad News: One Socket Less. With previous iPhones and iPads you might have used both sockets at the same time. For example, to use a headset with the analog audio socket and to charge your phone at the same time using the lightning socket. Or you might have used an external microphone like the Apogee MiC with the lightning connector and headphones with the analog audio socket. Well, you can not do that anymore. At least not easily. The lightning connector is now the only socket and because of the way this connection works, there are not even true hubs available to connect multiple devices at once. Apple's recommendation is to go wireless. With the iPhone 7 they are also introducing a (rather pricy) wireless headset called AirPods, but there also many wireless headsets available from other vendors. A solution to connect one adaptor or lighting device (like a microphone or headphone) and still charge the device at the same time comes from Belkin and costs around $40. It's called Lightning Audio Charge RockStar. With it, you can continue to use your older gear meant for the 3.5 mm audio socket and still charge your device at the same time-but you need to plug in two adaptors at the same time and so it gets pretty messy. Another option for your desk or nightstand might be the Apple dock. You can charge the phone by connecting the dock through a lightning cable and there is a headphone socket to connect regular analog headsets or earphones. I read that the headphone socket on the dock would be a combined headphone/mic input socket like on the older iPhones. In that you could also use it to sing with a headset or adaptors like the iRig PRE-but I have not seen any official confirmation about this from Apple. Another way to provide power to an iOS device and/or to an external device like a microphone is through Apple's Lightning to USB 3 Camera adaptor. Official support is only guaranteed for iPads, but people have also successfully used it with iPhones. With this adaptor you can connect bus-powered USB devices like microphones to your iPad and the necessary power is provided through an additional lightning cable connected to a wall socket. So this might an option for you, if you have an iPad and one of the many iOS-compatible microphones (e.g. from Blue, Apogee, IK Mutlimedia) which come with USB and lightning cables. The microphone has to be compatible with the Sing! App of course and the power adaptor has to provide enough wattage. While this solution wo not help you to connect multiple lightning devices (like a microphone cable headphones), it can help to provide continuous power to use the Sing! app longer. Here is a YouTube review with some more information:

1. lories question?

I found this recipe on a website. The person has had lorys since about 1989. I am going to try it on mine and I will let everyone know if she likes it and decide if it's worth the time, expense and work involved vs buying the powder. 1lb carrots chopped 1 med sweet potato (baked and peeled) 6 med apples (seeded and peeled) 3 pears (seeded and peeled) 12 oz cranberry juice (100% juice) 1 lge mango 1 lge papaya 2 bananas 1/4 t iodized salt (1X per week) 3 c pellets (lori) 1 c sugar (granulated) 30 oz fruit cocktail (or fresh grapes, pineapple, apple, pears) Soak pellets in just enough warm water to cover pellets till soft. Put small amounts of everything in blender. Blend till smooth. Makes approx. 1 gallon of nectar. I am thinking of cheating and running most thru my juicer and then adding the pulp back in after. Just seems like it would make a nicer nectar than whirring it in the blender. They also tend to like: apples, pomegranites, papaya, grapes, cantelope, pineapple, figs, corn on the cob, pansie flowers, nasturtiums, roses, hibiscus, marigolds, dandelions (flowers and greens), chickweed, sprouted seed, cooked rice with yogurt and eucalyptus leaves and flowers.

2. Windows 8 tablet vs. laptop. Which one?

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3. What does IPHONE X mean?

iPhone X (Roman numeral "X" pronounced "ten", although colloquially, sometimes pronounced as the name of the letter) is a smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was the eleventh generation of the iPhone. It was announced on September 12, 2017, alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, at the Steve Jobs Theater in the Apple Park campus. The phone was released on November 3, 2017, marking the iPhone series' tenth anniversary. The iPhone X is intended to showcase what Apple considers technology of the future, specifically adopting OLED screen technology for the first time in iPhone history, as well as using a glass and stainless-steel form factor, offering wireless charging, and removing the home button in favor of introducing a new bezel-less design, almost removing all the bezels in the smartphone and not having a "chin", unlike many Android phones. It also released a new type of password authentication called Face ID. Face ID is a new authentication method using advanced technologies to scan the user's face to unlock the device, as well as for the use of animated emojis called Animoji. The new, nearly bezel-less form factor marks a significant change to the iPhone user interaction, involving swipe-based gestures to navigate around the operating system rather than the typical home button used in every previous iteration of the iPhone lineup. At the time of its November 2017 launch, its price tag of US$999 also made it the most expensive iPhone ever, with even higher prices internationally due to additional local sales and import taxes. The iPhone X received mixed reviews. Its display and build quality were universally praised, and the camera also scored positively on tests. The phone received particularly polarized reception due to the sensor housing "notch" at the top of the screen and the introduction of an all-new authentication method. The notch was heavily mocked by users on social media, although app developers responded either neutrally or positively to the changes it brought to the user experience in their apps and games. Reviewers had mixed reactions, with some condemning it and others acknowledging it as unusual in the first moments of use before getting accustomed to its presence. Face ID facial recognition was praised for its simple setup, but criticized for requiring direct eyes on the screen, though that option can be disabled within the system preferences. Along with the iPhone 6s, its Plus variant, and the iPhone SE, the iPhone X was discontinued on September 12, 2018 following the announcement of the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR devices. As a result, with a shelf life of just over 10 months, the iPhone X had the shortest ever tenure as the flagship device in the history of the iPhone. On November 22, 2018, Apple has reportedly resumed production of the iPhone X due to weak sales of it successors. The iPhone X will not be available to buy on the Apple website and remains discontinued.