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Is there really an authentication chip inside the new iPod Shuffle headphones?
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This article should answer your question.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/15/holy-cats-there-is-a-drm-chip-inside-the-ipod-shuffle-earbuds/
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/15/holy-cats-there-is-a-drm-chip-inside-the-ipod-shuffle-earbuds/
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I think I answered my own question. According to representatives from Apple and Monster Cable, there is no authentication or DRM as part of the new iPod Shuffle headphones. The chip instead them is a control chip.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2343217,00.asp