It has unfortunately been confirmed that the proprietary control chip that Apple has built into the new Shuffle headphones will incur a license fee from vendors that wish to make third-party headphones. This move ensures that that anyone who is dissatisfied with the quality of Apple branded headphones will have to pay a little bit extra to ensure that 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino gets its piece of the action. [Engadget, BBG via Slippery Brick]

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