This Is the Retractable Lightning Cable Steve Wozniak Should Get (video)

Chris Chang, Nov 12, 2012 10:45 PM, 1,940 views, Got something to say ?,

Remember Steve Wozniak’s backpack? Woz’s backpack is full of gadgets, and there’s a ton of retractable USB cables and chargers inside his bag. So what if Woz needs a Lightning cable that is retractable to avoid cable tangle? Well, Chinese firm iPhone5mod has just released an interesting unauthorized iPhone 5 Lightning cable that is retractable. Check out a video promo after the break.

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Chinese Firm Offers Half-Price Lightning Cable and a Lightning 3-in-1 Starter Kit Set (video)

Chris Chang, Oct 24, 2012 4:02 PM, 1,239 views, Got something to say ?,

Looks like Apple’s Lightning accessories do not have any secret Apple security built in. Today, iPhone5mod, a Chinese company specializing in cracking the authorization chip inside Apple’s Lightning cable, has introduced their own version of Lightning to USB cable, and it’s available for purchase at a much cheaper price point of US$9.90 compared with Apple’s retail pricing of US$19. See the video demo after the break to see how the 3rd party Lightning cable do everything the official cable do. Oh, be sure to check out their one more thing: Lightning 3-in-1 Starter Kit Set.

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Here’s a Photo Showing How The Chinese Hack Apple’s Lightning Cable

Chris Chang, Oct 11, 2012 3:03 PM, 3,100 views, 7 Comments »,

We all know Apple’s new Lightning sync cable has a tricky Authentication Chip to stop knockoffs, and Apple is trying all means to stop Chinese suppliers to clone their Lightning Cable in order to get an MFi licensing fee from them. We previously reported that a Chinese company called iPhone5mod who has successfully cloned the Lightning Cable, despite the fact that Apple embedded a chip inside the cable. So, you may wonder how the Chinese company hack Apple’s Lightning Connector? Well, here we have a photo showing a Chinese supplier hacking the chip, and according to our sources, the Chinese supplier spent over a month to hack the chip.

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