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Scosche Already Designing New Dock Connector Accessories
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Do you think Scosche leaked the picture. No. Respect their business and don't repost them if the website agreed to remove them.
Exactly. I think the headphone jack should've been at the bottom all along, just like it is on the iPod Touch. Think about it: when you are holding your phone, the top is resting on your fingers, so as you slip it into your pocket, it is upside-down, and then is in a usable position when you pull it back out. Try putting your phone in your pocket right-side up and I think you'll actually notice the action of first rotating the phone in your hand. Sure it only takes an extra second, but why should you have to?
I think they would just use weaker magnets, I couldn't imagine it would be that difficult. I would love magsafe so docking stations would be a breeze. No more two handed docking and undocking when using a cradle
very true. Like I said, I think a magnetic cable would be great. I just don't see a true, macbook-like magsafe cable really fitting here. But yeah, for the ease of use and virtual non-wear it would be awesome. I'd welcome it.
I'm pretty sure the other end of the new cable will still be USB. No need to throw out your old chargers! If you buy the new iPhone it should come with a new cable and charger. You can also give away your old cables when you sell/give your other iPhone away.
This is what I always do. I always sell my phone and the charger all in one package. It always come with a new one. I can see the complaint with people have different other things that will not be compatible with it no longer though. :[
MicroUSB is the standard for CHARGING
But looking back at all the accessories made for Apple's Dock Connector over the years... speakers, boomboxes, musical instrument interfaces, etc... I think Apple made the right choice.
Yes... Apple's Dock Connector is proprietary... but it's obviously well supported.
In contrast... MicroUSB is great if you need a charger for your phone... but sadly... the accessory community isn't getting behind MicroUSB.
Besides... MicroUSB didn't even exist in 2003 when Apple introduced the Dock Connector. So Apple would have needed some other plug anyway.
And if they did switch to USB later... they would have gone through both MiniUSB and then MicroUSB.
And still... USB accessories wouldn't have been able to do all that the Dock Connector could do.
So again... I think Apple made the right choice.
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You "de-lurcked" to post this? Do you actually think someday would go through the trouble of CNC machining a fake iPhone chassis just to post a fake picture? 😛
It will be interesting to see what all the new pins do.
Old way... the 30-pin Dock Connector has discreet L and R audio pins that carry analog audio straight to an amplifier.
New way... digital audio is sent over the data pins... but the accessory will need extra electronics to turn that digital signal into audio and then send it to the amplifier.
The simplest route would be as shown below... but I also agree that it looks kludgy:
Another option... future accessories will use the new dock connector for power... but rely on wireless to transmit audio.
But that still requires more electronics on the receiving end... and will raise the price of accessories.
I guess we'll find out in a couple weeks!
I love the new connector. I wish it was a magsafe connector, but this is still better than micro usb.
I think the EU directive (as mentioned by a previous poster) pretty much ruined that chance. I'd love to see it also.
keep your old phone or buy an adapter when the new one comes out 🙄
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Dropped new iPhone 5?
Anybody notice in this picture that the new iPhone5 has a dent on the left side of it? Looks like it's been dropped or a dog chewed on it. Right next to the headphone jack, both top and bottom.
....weird.
Anybody notice in this picture that the new iPhone5 has a dent on the left side of it? Looks like it's been dropped or a dog chewed on it. Right next to the headphone jack, both top and bottom.
....weird.
If it was weak enough to actually function as a magsafe with something that weighs as little as an iPhone, then it will almost always detach any time you even try to use a phone. They already detach really easily on the macbooks, it'd be next to useless on the iPhone.
+ magsafe would mean no 3rd party accessories or chargers since Apple refuses to license it. Even if they made an exception, everything would become more expensive. There just aren't really any upsides.
That would be great. It would reduce the iPad 3 charge time by 85%. To bad it will not work.
You will do no such thing and you know it. There's no way you're going to walk into an Apple store when the iPhone 5 is out and walk out with a 4S
Yeah, magsafe would be a bad move for a phone. I've had to pull my phone up from the passenger floor with the charging cable enough times to know I'd absolutely hate magsafe.
