Wi-Fi connected headphones are coming — here's why it matters

[admin]

It looks like we might finally get headphones with Wi-Fi connectivity, but what does that mean, and why is it so exciting?

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[SpeedTrix]

The more I read about Wi-Fi headphones the more interested I become in the emerging tech.

"So the Wi-Fi connection is going to be a strictly home based thing, unless they work out how to turn the Wi-Fi antenna into your phone into some kind of mini router. I am not sure if this is even possible — so, as far as my research tells me, Wi-Fi connected headphones will only be useful at home."

Admittedly I have only read a couple articles on the subject so this maybe a stupid question, but why couldn't you connect Wi-Fi headphones to your phone using the Mobile Hotspot feature found on many smartphones today?

 

[Gunst]

Does anyone know why we haven't been hearing from Snapdragon S7+ and XPAN?

 

[Gunst]

... so this maybe a stupid question, but why couldn't you connect Wi-Fi headphones to your phone using the Mobile Hotspot feature found on many smartphones today?

I think that's an excellent question. What you describe is AFAIK literally the way

how to turn the Wi-Fi antenna in your phone into some kind of mini router.

The Mobile Hotspot feature of most phones is still somewhat power hungry, but I don't see what would hinder you from a technical standpoint.