LightningConnector Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Here's how Apple's Lightning-to-HDMI digital AV adapter probably works

by Randy Nelson (Mar 4th, 2013)

Last week, we shared how the folks at Panic had pulled apart one of Apple's Lightning to HDMI digital AV adapters in an attempt to figure out why it didn't seem to output true 1080p HD video. To their surprise, they found that it contained a tiny computer featuring an ARM processor and 256 MB ...

Panic digs into the Lightning digital AV adapter, finds a surprise

by Randy Nelson (Mar 1st, 2013)

The folks at Coda and Unison developer Panic Inc. have a good old fashioned mystery on their hands, and it all revolves around Apple's digital AV adapter for iPhone 5 and iPad mini with Lightning connectors. As they tell it, the Coda crew was recently trying out the accessory for capturing ...

$635,000 in bogus Lightning cables nabbed in Alaska

by Steven Sande (Jan 4th, 2013)

One of the functions of the US Customs and Border Protection agency is to seek out and seize counterfeited goods, and the Alaska Dispatch is reporting that the CBP nabbed more than US$635,000 in counterfeit Lightning cables and adapters during a search in Anchorage. The cables and adapters ...

Apple ends Kickstarter project over Lightning licensing rules (updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 21st, 2012)

Update: Ars Technica reports that Apple has reversed course on its decision and is allowing 30-pin and Lightning dock connectors to be on the same device for charging. The team behind the Kickstarter-funded POP power station must refund all the money it collected after it failed to get ...

Griffin PowerJolt SE Car Charger with Lightning Connector: A first look

by Steven Sande (Nov 15th, 2012)

In a refreshing development, a lot of Apple-approved iOS accessories with Lightning connectors are starting to hit the market. Over the past few days, we've seen items from Scosche, Belkin and JBL come out; today we're looking at Griffin's PowerJolt SE Car Charger with Lightning Connector ...

Apple announces fourth generation iPad

by Chris Rawson (Oct 23rd, 2012)

Consumers and competitors alike apparently can't get too comfortable with the pace of iPad updates, because just six months after the "new iPad" came out, Apple has announced the fourth-generation iPad. Powered by an A6X chip, it doubles the CPU performance of its predecessor. It has a 720p ...

Macworld goes hands-on with Apple's Lightning adapter

by Steven Sande (Oct 17th, 2012)

One of the more controversial design decisions on the iPhone 5 was the change to the Lightning connector. In order to smooth the transition from the 30-pin Dock connector that had been in existence since before the first iPhone, Apple developed two adapters -- the US$29 Lightning to 30-pin ...