Apple applies for patent for headphones that turn into speakers

After the launch of the new EarPods earlier this year, Apple seems to be working on new headphones that could double up as speakers. According to Apple Insider, the Cupertino-based company has presented an invention for a "dual-mode headphone" that can transform from a normal set of earbuds into a speaker system, in a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office.The patent application states: "Users typically listen to content on their portable devices using headphones, although there are speakers available that can be connected to the portable devices to enable multiple users to listen in at the same time. This approach, however, may require a user to carry both a headphone and speakers, or may require the user to rely on speakers built into the device, which may not be as powerful or have as high a sound quality as external speakers." Click here for full story