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All is not lost yet, as iPhone 7 could still feature traditional headphone jack

Those of you who love surprises and hate having leaksters, tipsters, insiders and industry analysts reveal every little thing about every new high-profile gadget well in advance of their actual formal announcements should be happy to see so many iPhone 7 puzzle pieces still missing. It’s possible Apple will take the wraps off the follow-up duo to the 6s and 6s Plus as early as August, and yet even the move away from a 3.5mm headphone jack isn’t set in stone for the time being. It sure seemed so, but a fresh and semi-credible supply chain leak changes everything, starring some never-before-seen circuitry.

Sony has filed a patent for contact lenses that record and store videos with the blink of an eye

If you've seen the dystopian nightmare fuel that is BBC's Black Mirror, you might be getting the "No no nos" about Sony's latest patent application - 'smart' contact lenses with a built-in camera that can record, play, and even store videos right before your eyes. With Google and Samsung having already filed patents for contact lenses with tiny, built-in cameras, these things seem inevitable, and they have the potential to change everything about the way we interact with each other... for better or worse.