Apple have applied for a patent whereby your headphones would act as a settings transfer system to bridge your new and old devices. Named “Data store and enhanced features for headset of portable media device”, the application describes a set of headphones that would include an amount of flash memory; that would be used to backup speed-dials, equalizer settings, playlists, network connections and other preferences from your existing PMP or cellphone.
Apple patent app adds gives headphones memory for settings transfer
