Computer system audio device switching

An audio system comprising:

• a detachable audio device comprising a first connector for coupling to a second connector of an audio source device;
• an audio/visual device for wirelessly connecting to the detachable audio device via a wireless link;
• a first wireless transmitter disposed in the detachable audio device for transmitting audio information to the audio/visual device through the wireless link;
• a first wireless receiver disposed in the audio/visual device for receiving the audio information;
• and
• at least one electro-acoustic transducer disposed in the audio/visual device for acoustically outputting audio corresponding to the audio information.

A detachable audio device comprising:

• a first connector configured to be coupled to a second connector of an audio source device;
• a housing;
• a first wireless transmitter disposed in the housing for communicating with a first wireless receiver of an audio/visual device;
• and
• a processing device disposed in the housing and configured to operate the first wireless transmitter when the first and second connectors are coupled so that the first wireless transmitter transmits audio information to the audio/visual device for acoustically outputting audio corresponding to the audio information.

A method comprising:

• detecting that a detachable audio device has been coupled to an audio source device that is configured to provide audio information from a plurality of audio sources;
• establishing a wireless connection between the detachable audio device and an audio/visual device;
• and
• employing the detachable audio device in acoustically outputting audio corresponding to the audio information through the audio/visual device.