US launch of the iPhone 5 was nearly a month ago and till date, not a single Lightning dock accessory has been released. Even if you are willing to buy a new speaker dock, charging stand, car connection kit, etc., you won’t be able to for at least a few more weeks.
Apple famously abandoned its long-running 30-pin dock connector with the most recent generation of iPhones and iPods, justifying it as necessary for a new generation of thin, light, flexible devices.
As far as standards go, the 30-pin connector, which debuted nine years ago, did everything right: it was easy to physically manufacture, popular enough to attract gadget makers, and convenient enough to become second nature to everyone who used it. Apple, of course, charged unhealthy amounts for its cables and docks, but cheaper alternatives were available pretty much from the start.
Apple famously abandoned its long-running 30-pin dock connector with the most recent generation of iPhones and iPods, justifying it as necessary for a new generation of thin, light, flexible devices. As far as standards go, the 30-pin connector, which debuted nine years ago, did everything right: it was easy to physically manufacture, popular enough to attract gadget makers, and convenient enough to become second nature to everyone who used it. Apple, of course, charged unhealthy amounts for its cables and docks, but cheaper alternatives were available pretty much from the start.
The Lighting connector is a whole new ballgame. It’s definitely smaller, more robust and it can be inserted into a socket either way. But it’s not just an ordinary plug that lets wires from outside make contact with wires inside. Each plug on a Lightning cable and each connector on a dock is actually a little device in itself, with a couple of controller chips that can be made to allow or disallow arbitrary connections.
Here's what happens:
Accessories must first identify themselves to the new iPhone, and then wait for the iPhone to decide what sort of data, if any, should be able to pass through. Whereas the 30-pin dock connector had dedicated paths for analogue audio and video in addition to digital data, the new 8-pin Lightning connector is digital only. Accessories (even cables and adaptors) will need to contain the circuitry required to convert that data stream into a useful audio or video feed—presumably once they have been identified and authorised to do so.
Bottomline:
Wait for it for a couple of more weeks but its going to be shit expensive, given the new security stuff.
#UrScrewed
@vaimasters
Here's what happens:
Accessories must first identify themselves to the new iPhone, and then wait for the iPhone to decide what sort of data, if any, should be able to pass through. Whereas the 30-pin dock connector had dedicated paths for analogue audio and video in addition to digital data, the new 8-pin Lightning connector is digital only. Accessories (even cables and adaptors) will need to contain the circuitry required to convert that data stream into a useful audio or video feed—presumably once they have been identified and authorised to do so.
Bottomline:
Wait for it for a couple of more weeks but its going to be shit expensive, given the new security stuff.
#UrScrewed
@vaimasters
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