If there is one thing any recent Apple iOS device owner has in common, it is likely that lack of enough Lightning USB cables. Prior to the iPhone 5 I had a ton of 30-pin USB cables, 5 to be exact, that I collected over the years. With the release of the iPhone 5 however, and [...]

The new Lightning connector found in Apple’s latest devices means that accessory makers must now manufacture products with Lightning support. We have been seeing a lot of new cables, chargers and audio docks lately, that come with support for the Lightning connector. Now there’s another new audio dock designed for Apple’s new devices manufactured by [...]

Earlier this week, Philips announced 4 new speaker docks with support for Apple’s new Lightning connector. Philips isn’t the first to come out with Lightning compatible speaker docks. JBL introduced certain docks last month, which support all of the new Apple products with Lightning connector. Apple’s new devices such as the iPhone 5, iPad Mini, iPad [...]

Early last week Griffin announced an updated version of their PowerJolt SE Car charger with Lightning connector. Now they’ve announced a bunch of charging/sync cables for the latest Apple devices with Lightning connectors. These new Lightning cables from Griffin are compatible with the new iPhone 5, iPad 4th generation, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5th generation and [...]

Griffin has finally released an update for their popular PowerJolt SE car charger to make it compatible with Apple’s new Lightning standard. This means you can finally charge new Apple devices like the iPhone 5 in your car, with an accessory specifically made for the Lightning adapter. The PowerJolt SE with Lightning Connector features a [...]

Just like that, JBL becomes the first company to launch audio docking stations that are compatible with Apple’s new Lightning connector. Apple ditched the older 30-pin connector and replaced it with the new 8-pin Lightning connector seen in iPhone 5, iPad Mini, iPad 4th generation, iPod Touch 5th generation and the iPod nano 7th generation.   JBL [...]

Elevation Labs, a company that makes the popular Elevation Dock for iPhone, has released a new Lightning adapter for their dock. This new adapter lets you use your iPhone 5 with your Elevation dock. The Elevation dock is an elegant and simple looking iPhone dock that looks like it was made by Apple. Given birth [...]

Last week Belkin became the first third-party accessory maker to provide official Lightning connector accessories for the latest Apple products. Now, Scosche has also unveiled new Lightning charging accessories for both home and car use. Scosche has announced new Lightning connector wall chargers and car chargers for the iPhone 5, iPod Touch 5th generation, iPod [...]

In the middle of October Apple announced that it would be hosting a Made For iPhone (MFI) event in Shenzhen, China from November 7th to November 9th. Now that the conference is over some details have begun leaking out about what was talked about over the 3 day event. According to AppleInsider, devices certified as “Made [...]

Apple’s event in October had some surprises, such as the iPad 4, and some other predicted but unwelcome changes, including the introduction of the new Lightning connector. While this connector has its benefits, there are not many third-party accessories using it on the market right now. Belkin, one of the largest manufacturers of accessories for numerous devices [...]