[roeme]

Seconding that, and it should be well known around here that Apple in many cases wasn't the first company with a certain product – and they don't need be. (Though I'm really curious how the whole watch thing turns out)

TL;DR Article's point unclear, essentially a list (of existing-pre-apple stuff), the only remote possibility of a point long well known.

[induscreep]

Maybe it's about existing dongles communicating with the iPhone.

On that note, is the communication protocol over 3.5mm audio standardized in any way?