Comments on: Simple iPhone headphone mod

By: D.J.

D.J. — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:55:17 +0000

Found this ‘hack’ while googling for an iPhone Headset Adapter. Applied the simple suggestion to my old Sony set and saved money by not having to purchase an adapter. Now wife can use the modified Sony headset while I keep the original so we can share some of the iPhone features without worrying about ear canal cross-contamination.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:10:48 +0000

Pff, I did this months ago with my 3.5mm patch cables for my PC (because the sockets are too close together and Maplin only sell crap leads which have huge chunky moulded ends on them)… One session with a breadknife later and they’re my special edition slimline version, and they work really nicely. ;)

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:39:06 +0000

May be due to their dislike.

By: bob

bob — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:39:09 +0000

this is not a hack nor a mod cuz if you just insert the headset into the socket it works fine, ive tryed it with a shure E3C headset and a sony psp headset and they both work fine.

By: jaded

jaded — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:51:21 +0000

#12, The pliers in the picture look a lot like needlenose vise grips, and if so would hold the connector in place for you, no extra hands required.

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:52:47 +0000

…in other news “geek hacks down Jack with knife” ?!?
what next? “how to jack up a car with an hacked knife”?

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:55:19 +0000

iPhone + dremel = No!

I think its as simple as that, especially for something as trivial as widening the headphone port.

The next best thing I could think of would be remounting the jack higher up.

By: keystoneclimber

keystoneclimber — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:54:16 +0000

I fail to see what’s wrong with using a Mac for a cutting board. What else would you use it for???

By: kolwon

kolwon — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:25:21 +0000

“opening it with a dremel…..”

By: static

static — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:24:11 +0000

LOL has to be very tough hold the pliers with one hand, knife in the other, and take a photo. My guess the laptop was the only clear spot on a cluttered desk to stage a photo. Note that all the other photographed items where on the laptop as well.

By: Hoffy

Hoffy — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:06:10 +0000

Has anyone looked into doing the reverse? As in, opening the iphone’s opening so it will take standard headphones? Something like opening it with a Dremel or something like that. Seems like a better solution, but you’re cutting a more expensive object.

By: SU-w/reb_w/root

SU-w/reb_w/root — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:34:44 +0000

ROFLMAOASC’ed…

when i saw this “hack” :P

By: HappyPenguin

HappyPenguin — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:16:00 +0000

@ #4 & #5:

His mom told him that if he cut her table, she’d kill him… He did the next best thing ;)

By: dingus

dingus — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:12:34 +0000

Seriously? Every gadget and nerd news site had similar procedures right after the iPhone launch. I was hoping to find something meatier, like how to recable those Etys with the pack-in headphone cord so you could keep the mic and pushbutton.

By: lonasindi

lonasindi — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:58:20 +0000

#4 I’m totally with you.

I looked at the picture and took a second to comprehend what I was seeing. I said ‘that’s a big ol’ knife on his laptop!’