 haroldo
join:2004-01-16
united state
kudos:1
 ·Comcast
| [iPhone] Will every iPhone accessory you own become obsolete? quote:
Will every iPhone accessory you own become obsolete?
Published June 22, 2012
All those expensive iPhone accessories you own, all the stuff that plugs into the bottom of the device -- speakers, docks, chargers and so on -- may be about to become obsolete.
Tech blog TechCrunch reports that Apple plans to change the design and size of the connector for the iPhone 5. The old 30-pin connector, which has been the standard since the third generation iPod, is to be replaced by a 19-pin mini connector.
"TechCrunch has independently verified that Apple is working on adding a 19-pin port to the new iPhone. It is a move that will surely send shocks through the iPhone accessory ecosystem," the site wrote....
Read more: »www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/06/···yXhzcuvQ |
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 tubbynetreminds me of the danse russePremium,MVM
join:2008-01-16
Chandler, AZ
kudos:1 | Re: [iPhone] Will every iPhone accessory you own become obsolete meh.
i cite the magsafe1 to magsafe2.
apple will sell dock1 to dock2 connectors for $14.99. monoprice will sell the same thing for $4.99.
same tactics. different device.
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 darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
kudos:2
 ·Frontier FiOS
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Oh, yeah, bring on the adapters! 
I went through similar when the pin-out changed on the connector from one model to the next and when the dimensions/size of the iPhone changed. Seems to be even more of problem if (like me) you skip every other model.
I severely limited the accessories that I bought when I got my iPhone 4 and will most likely do the same when I get the iPhone 5. No more iHome products, no more fancy-schmancy (read: relatively expensive) dock-based anything, etc. Thankfully cables from monoprice.com are cheap... |
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 tmpchaosRequiescat in pacePremium,Mod
join:2000-04-28
Hoboken, NJ | reply to haroldo
»[iPhone] iPhone5 will be bigger and have new dock connector |
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