Tag: lightning

The Core Dock Is Pretty, And Functional

The folks at Quirky have recently released the Core Dock, a sleek dock for iPhone 5, 5C or 5S. The Core Dock has a built-in...
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The sDock Air Keeps Your iPad Secure In Any Environment

Over the past couple years, we’ve seen the iPad get put to use in countless ways in the medical, education, and hospitality fields. But if...
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With The Cable Key, You’ll Never Be Without A Lightning Adapter

Although I never forget my keys at home, I often find myself forgetting to plop a Lightning cable in my bag when I wake up....
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Keep Your Cables In One Place With The Cordito

For some strange reason, cables always seem to get lost in my messenger bag. Regardless of whether its a Lightning cable, USB cable, or a...
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Lightning Connector Creator Shrinks Square Card Reader

Today Square, the mobile payment company, announced a new version of its mobile credit card reader. The device is nearly half the size of its...
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Your Old Lightning Cable Might Not Work Well With iOS 7

It happens to the best of us where we’ll lose our trusted iPhone charging cable. Sometimes, if you just lost your iPad or iPhone’s Lightning...
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Charge Your iPhone Neatly With The Trunk Charging Cable

I often hang out at coffee shops to write, code, and do homework. While doing so, I almost always charge my iPhone from my MacBook...
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Accessory Maker Tricks iOS 7 Into Thinking Uncertified Lightning Accessories Are Actually Certified

With iOS 7 available to developers, we’ve been hearing about all the new features that the new software will be bring, like warning you when you...
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Apple Warns About Using Uncertified Lightning Cables In iOS 7

Since its debut at WWDC on Monday, developers have had a chance to test out the first beta of iOS 7 and have discovered a...
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This USB Cable Works With Lightning, 30-Pin, and Micro USB devices

I love my gadgets, but carrying around three different cables to charge and sync my Lightning, 30-pin, and Micro USB devices can get annoying. However,...
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Apple Changes Its Mind, Allows Lightning/30-pin Chargers After All

Apple has changed its mind on not licensing Lightning and 30-pin combo charging adapters to third-party companies like POP Charger. An Apple spokesperson reportedly reached out...
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Apple Kills The POP Charger, A Kickstarter Project

The POP Charger, an immensely popular Kickstarter project, has just been killed off by Apple. The device raised $193,000 on the crowdfunding site, but now...
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Bose Introduces SoundDock III With Lightning Support, Ships Soon

If you have a few extra dollars to spend and want a new dock for your Lightning-equipped iPhone or iPod, Bose has you covered. Bose...
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3-In-1 Card Lightning Adapter Released For Lightning Equipped iPads

iPhone5Mod has brought a new 3-in-1 card reader to all Lightning equipped iPads. This adapter features USB, MicroSD and SD card slots and can be...
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Apple To Hold Meetings With Accessory Partners About Lightning Guidelines

Word on the street has it that Apple is set to meet with Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad (MFI) partners in Shenzen, China, between November 7th and...
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Lightning Cable Authentication Chip Already Cloned, Knock-offs On The Way

Getting cheap Lightning cables for your iPhone 5 wasn’t something many of us expected to be possible. That’s because Apple put an authentication chip into...
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Here’s Why Lightning Is Better Than Micro USB

Since Apple decided to ditch the 30-pin dock connector, many people are curious as to why they went with their own custom connector when the...
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VGA And HDMI Converters For The New Lightning Connector Are Coming

The 30-pin connector is over, and a new generation of connectors called Lightning has arrived. Unfortunately, that means all of our 30-pin cables are a...
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