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TUAW gift guide: Griffin eXport In-Flight Video Cable
You've loaded a movie and a few episodes of "The Office" on your iPhone or iPod touch to keep you company as you fly this holiday. The only problem is that, while quite lovely, the iPhone's screen is not meant for watching The Bourne Identity in earnest. If only you could connect it to the monitor on the back of the seat in front of you.As if they've heard your pleas, the folks at Griffin have produced the eXport In-Flight Video Cable. It connects with the in-flight entertainment system that a growing number of airlines have begun using. Once connected, you can watch video and listen to music while charging your iPhone or iPod. The cable is 3 feet long and connects with a 30-pin Dock Connector to 9-pin IFES (9-pin Mini-DIN). Just remember to enable Airplane Mode, lest an Air Marshall wrestle you to the ground.
No more suffering through 6 episodes of 30 Minute Meals! The Griffin eXport In-Flight Video Cable for iPod and iPhone costs $39.95US and makes a great gift for the frequent flyer on your list. Look here for compatible devices.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MS said 12:10PM on 12-16-2009
$40 for a video cable to use on a plane? Are they smoking the same stuff as Monster?
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L3 said 1:12PM on 12-16-2009
This does not exactly follow the logic of simplification. Why not Red, White, Yellow Composite? They already make that cable. Want better quality? They make a component to 30-pin cable as well.
Don't get me wrong, if this is the only choice, I'll buy it. I am on a plane six times a month. I will, however, wait until I actually see this port on a plane before I buy the cable.
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balls said 2:19PM on 12-16-2009
I've seen this port on planes, usually in First, Business, and Premium Coach.
Josh said 2:45PM on 12-17-2009
This cable powers and charges the iPhone/touch. Those video out solutions do not.
Ladanada1 said 1:37PM on 12-16-2009
This is brilliant, now where is that port, which airlines use this type screen....
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badtzmaru said 2:29PM on 12-16-2009
In America its spelled Air Marshal
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Farmer Joe said 4:20PM on 12-16-2009
How long till someone gets busted watching porn?
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