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Apple Will Be Only Supplier of New Dock Connector Adapter
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I believe the article says that it will allow older 30 pin accessories and cables to work with the new iPhone 5. This is how the MagSafe adapters work.
I'm so confused over this whole thing. Can't wait till media event so Apple tells everybody what the hell their doing
Too the ones saying it's too expensive, what, do you expect it to be $5?And I'm sure that the cable itself won't be exclusive. And it's not an $18 profit! >.< They have much more to pay for aside from the parts.
People like to spew venom "just because." These types have to have something to bitch about or their lives are worthless. And they infest Macrumors.
The article is somewhat misleading since it shows a CABLE in the picture and the article is about an ADAPTER. Meaning if you want to plug your new phone into a dock (e.g. stereo), you will need an adapter. The phone will come with a CABLE, not an ADAPTER.
Now I'm a bit confused.
Will this be called the "Dock Cable 5" or "Dock Cable 6"? Or maybe just "the new Dock Cable"?
Because the name of the item is by far the most important thing about this.
This. Lol
As of next week, all accessories that are produced will likely use the 9-pin dock connector, as it is the new standard going forward for Apple products.
The adaptors that Apple will sell will allow you to charge/sync a device that has the old 30-pin connector with the new 9-pin cable/dock.
While they may initially offer a 9-pin-to-30-pin adaptor, the goal will be to phase out the 30-pin in short order.
Oh, yes. I got really confused there for a second. Thanks for clearing that up, I'm sure I just misunderstood you or whoever I originally quoted (too lazy to look). That'd be counter productive to makes one that works the opposite way. Ha.
He's saying the latter. There will be a new dock cable and power adaptor in every box. Apple will also sell a 9 pin to 30 pin adaptor, most likely separately, so you can use old docks with your new iPhone.
What a bunch of whiny fracking babies! The phone will come with a cable so you can connect and charge your phone. If you want an adapter or another cable you buy it, just like ANY fracking thing else.
Crap! You buy a car spend ten's of thousands of dollars, you dont get a $5 USB cable to connect your stuff to it.
You buy a $2000 Stereo Amp and only get the power cable, no RCAs no Bi-Wires. You buy $10000 speakers and you still need to buy the cables.
It is a fact of life, get over it! Apple is not in the charity business.
Crap! You buy a car spend ten's of thousands of dollars, you dont get a $5 USB cable to connect your stuff to it.
You buy a $2000 Stereo Amp and only get the power cable, no RCAs no Bi-Wires. You buy $10000 speakers and you still need to buy the cables.
It is a fact of life, get over it! Apple is not in the charity business.
Post a picture of a cable while talking about an adapter and notice how many people can't read. The adapter will be FROM the old cable, to the new port. $10 is reasonable. I've bought the $2 cables and adapters from china. They fall apart and are poorly made. It doesn't always pay to be cheap.
The article says that Apple will only be the sole initial supplier of the adapter.
I'm sure that once they post the specifications to MFi partners, there will be several manufacturers.
And I just checked, as of 3 minutes ago, they're still not posted yet
I'm sure that once they post the specifications to MFi partners, there will be several manufacturers.
And I just checked, as of 3 minutes ago, they're still not posted yet
No, a cable will be in the box. With that cable you don't need the adapter. That is for those with a speaker dock etc.
Right. But the question is, does Apple intend to make themselves the ONLY place you can buy one, at very high prices?
since these are just simple cables made for a penny each, there will be lots of copies soon for a lot less. i've never bought a replacement iphone cable at the ridiculous prices apple charges. and never had a problem with the extras i bought
just so they can make money
Everyone wants "thinner and lighter". To do that, you have to move forward with technology in the field of miniaturization so that the components are able to fit in a smaller spaces. As such, it is necessary for these types of transitions to take place.
My guess is that we're in for AirPlay enhancements that will largely render cable connections to audio/video devices useless. Also, as wireless charging becomes more prevalent, the type of cable required becomes less important.
In 5 years we'll all look back and laugh about having to connect our devices to any type of cable to do anything.