Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family, iPhone, iPod touch
TUAW Review: RadTech ProCable Shortz
RadTech manufactures a lot of accessories for the iPhone and iPod, but one recently caught my attention. The recently released ProCable Shortz cables are handy in tight places where you need a USB to 30-pin connector cable. I use mine in my car to hook up my iPhone to the stereo via a USB cable. Before the ProCable Shortz, I had a regular sized 30-pin cable and it took over my glove box with a tangle of wires. These cables can also come in handy when you want to charge or sync your iPhone/iPod with your MacBook, but don't want a tangled nest of wires sitting beside you on the desk. The RadTech ProCable Shortz come in many flavors, but the most recently released USB to 30-pin iPod connector cables come in two sizes and two colors. You can pick up these cable in either 7-cm or 20-cm lengths, and either in white or black. The build quality is similar to Apple's own cables, and in some ways the cabling seems stronger. Prices are not terrible either: Only $7.95-US for the 7-cm cable or $8.95-US for the 20-cm cable. Compare that to Apple's $19.00 US dock connector cable. The ProCable Shortz are available on the RadTech website.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
stigallj said 11:21AM on 5-18-2009
Or compare $1.53 at monoprice for a full sized cable. What morons would fall for this? It's probably 20c worth of connectors and cable.
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jasonwrites said 7:05PM on 5-18-2009
I love Monoprice and their cables, but the word is that their iPod cables do not work at lot of the time. Sucks.
freshyill said 1:41PM on 5-18-2009
I have a monoprice cable that doesn't work with my iPhone. Works fine with iPods, but no luck with the iPhone. Just sayin'.
Cowboy_X said 8:52PM on 5-18-2009
One who didn't want to carry a full-sized cable? Moron.
I used to carry a "Link 360" on my keychain, it was wonderful until it fell apart. Looks like this will make a fine and more durable replacement.
THJ said 11:37AM on 5-18-2009
Does monoprice have a short cable for that price? Please link if they do, would be nice to have for the car dock.
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Mike Evangelist said 11:48AM on 5-18-2009
I need to carry several different cables with me when I travel, so I'm always on the lookout for short versions of the old standards. I found a company called ZioTek which has a very nice collection of short USB, power and iPod cables: http://www.ziotek.com/Templates/SearchProducts.asp?categoryID=35&curpage=1&rows=ALL
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Dan Neesley said 1:13PM on 5-18-2009
Just how does one connect a 3G iPhone to a stereo with a USB cable?
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mark said 1:10PM on 5-18-2009
Well you first need a stereo that accepts USB input. Then you use an ordinary iPhone cable. That's what I do with my Alpine iDA X100.
Milan said 1:03PM on 5-18-2009
Has anyone ever made an ethernet adapter for wired internet connection?
I'm surprised I have never seen that since it comes really handy when you travel if a hotel you're staying only offers wired internet connection.
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timbo said 1:05PM on 5-18-2009
Another short one, which is widely available for next to nothing: http://bit.ly/141ZYA
I prefer the cheap retractable ones you can get off of ebay, less clutter.
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freshyill said 1:43PM on 5-18-2009
I see they also sell an extension cable. I'm glad somebody's selling this these days. A few years ago, when I had a car with no minijack input and an FM transmitter that refused to stay connected, I would have loved to have that. It's absolutely necessary with some cases too.
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alxndr said 1:01PM on 5-19-2009
Shortened one of my cables with a series of knots: http://yfrog.com/dzimg0301xj
I forget what that knot is called.
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dennis23601 said 9:35PM on 5-19-2009
Is there a way to link my ipod to flash drive for added memory?
thanks
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Joana said 7:52AM on 6-02-2009
Hey THJ, I don't know about the monoprice short cables, but one of my friends gets all his cables from Scott Walker Audio(http://www.scottwalkeraudio.com/ ). He says they have all types and kinds of cables available. You can check it out.
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