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Apple's Lightning-to-HDMI Dongle Secretly Packed With ARM, Airplay

New submitter joelville writes "After noticing artifacts and a 1600 × 900 image in the output from Apple's new Lightning Digital AV Adapter, the Panic Blog sawed it open and found an ARM chip inside. They suspect that video bypasses the cable entirely and instead uses Airplay to stream three inches to make up for the Lightning connector's shortcomings."

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  1. Re:Car analogy by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about a NasCar fan analogy? You think they have brains, but when you open up their skulls you find tiny Leprechauns jacking off to chrome hubcap advertisements.

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  2. But the real question is what else can it do. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think we are missing the point a little here, They released a tiny computer for 50 bucks, now we just need a port of cyanogen for it.

  3. Re:Car analogy by Concerned+Onlooker · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.

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  4. Re:Car analogy by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, it's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.

    Don't be silly. There is no spoon.

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  5. Re:Car analogy by Minwee · · Score: 5, Funny

    The irony is that a song called "Isn't it Ironic?" is not about irony.

    Betteridge's Law of song titles clearly applies there.