Apple’s new 16-inch MacBook Pro, available starting today, ships with a 96-watt USB-C power adapter in the box to power the notebook’s bigger battery, rated at a hundred watt-hours.
Take advantage of this tiny headphone adapter to use your AirPods Pro or other Bluetooth headphones in places that only have a headphone jack, such as airplanes and treadmills.
The three-prong adapters designed for use in Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Kingdom can break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched.
From keyboard to protecting sleeve, and USB-C cable to battery pack, here are Anthony’s favorite 2018 iPad Pro accessories.
Apple is no longer selling the Lightning to 30-Pin Adapter on its website. The accessory, which launched in 2012, was removed in the past few days,
This year’s iPhones may ship with an 18W power adapter and USB-C to Lightning cables and it seems that a prototype of a US version of the adapter has leaked out.
Reiterating their old prediction, Barclays analysts are again saying that this year’s iPhones may ship without Apple’s Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter in the box.
Apple-certified accessories are now permitted to integrated a Lightning to 3.5mm output cable and USB-C ports for charging, but not syncing of an iOS device.
Apple will continue to ship a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter with the iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus and iPhone 8 models rumored to launch later this year, according to a Barclays analyst.
It was fun while it lasted: the age of Apple’s discounted USB-C adapters and dongles is over as of today. But don’t you worry as we just updated our roundups of cheaper USB-C adapters and USB-C cables from third-party vendors that you may need for your new MacBook Pro.
Following complaints from customers regarding the need for various dongles, Apple temporarily discounted many USB-C peripherals sold in its stores as a way to assuage their concerns. The limited-time deals were supposed to end on December 31, 2016 but the company extended the price cuts until March 31, 2017.
For everyday charging of your iPhone, the supplied power adapter that comes in your Apple retail packaging will suffice, but if you go places a lot, then having an AC adapter that can not only charge your iPhone, but also store power for charging when away from the plug is a must.
Nomad comes the rescue in this department with an ingenious idea; a special type of AC adapter known as the NomadPlus that includes a built-in 1,800 mAh battery inside.
Repair wizards over at iFixit along with their pals at Creative Electron gave Apple’s new $9 iPhone 7 Lightning headphone adapter a thorough X-ray treatment. The analysis has revealed a surprising amount of circuitry inside of the dongle.
Most notably, it packs in a pretty unique integrated circuit that’s most likely a built-in digital-to-analog (DAC) converter. There’s actually a lot going on in the diminutive adapter aside from the DAC, writes iFixit, including things like an integrated amplifier and an analog-to-digital-converter (ADC).
“We’re surprised how much electronics Apple was able to include inside this little cable,” said Creative Electron, which builds X-ray inspection systems for electronics.
