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Apple Now Shipping Lightning To 30-Pin Adapters

Posted by samzenpus on from the here-they-come dept.

hcs_$reboot writes "Apple has started shipping the iPhone 5 Lightning connector to 30-pin adapters. Some iPhone 5 owners complained about its new connector being incompatible with the previously well known 30 pin connectors (iPhone 4S and before, iPod, iPad, and chargers). From the article: 'Apple's accessories page shows the adapter as available to ship in October, while one MacRumors reader said the e-mail notice pointed to a delivery day of October 9.'"

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  1. Lockin by Mikkeles · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, that's one way to make money - gratuitous changes which you charge to fix.

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    Great minds think alike; fools seldom differ.
  2. Ligntning is superior mechanically by swb · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I own a bunch of micro-USB devices and I think that connector blows, at least mechanically. It's keyed, so it requires a specific orientation, and it's small so it's hard to differentiate the orientation, especially once presbyopia sets in.

    The lightning connector has no specific orientation and I find it much easier to connect, especially in the dark.

    The jury's out on whether or not there's any technical advantage to lightning over micro-USB as a connector or connector protocol. I'm in the camp that says 30 pin had to go and lightning is a welcome change, but even as an iPhone fan I'm not convinced there isn't some profit motive behind all of this, especially all the restrictions and apparent secrecy surrounding the device and adapters.