Apple's new Lightning connector is 80% smaller, orientation independent

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  • Reply 41 of 45
    diplicationdiplication Posts: 609member
    cgj wrote: »
    So...we've had Thunderbolt.
    And now we've got Lightning.
    This is all very, very frightening.
    (I couldn't resist...)
    I was knocking on wood that nobody was going to go there.
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  • Reply 42 of 45
    cycomikocycomiko Posts: 716member


    Only USB2... what a wasted opportunity.


     


    Wonder if i can drag out my 4S long enough for the iphone 5S - S for fast cable....

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  • Reply 43 of 45
    philboogiephilboogie Posts: 7,675member
    hazmatt wrote: »
    Well, PhilBoogie was the one challenging the 'orientation independent' bit (and I agree).  I was just trying to explain it for him.  :)

    melgross wrote: »
    hazmatt wrote: »
    The new connector has two possible orientations…  North facing and South facing, if you will.  A headphone jack is round, so it can face any direction on the compass.  It would be better to refer to the new dock connector as reversible, as someone else suggested earlier in the thread.
    Ok, couldn't get what you meant.

    Sorry for the brevity, yes HazMatt, that is indeed what I meant. But fair enough, it does say reversible in their presentation.
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  • Reply 44 of 45
    drblankdrblank Posts: 3,386member
    So how does this port differ to USB, Firewire and Thunderbolt. What's the speeds and feeds.

    I know the audio industry is filled with a TON of DAC solutions that typically use USB and run it through a high end DAC to a higher end audio system for the audiophiles out there. I wonder what the advantages are, if any, with this port vs USB, etc.
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  • Reply 45 of 45
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member


    Originally Posted by drblank View Post

    So how does this port differ to USB, Firewire and Thunderbolt. What's the speeds and feeds.


     


    Cannot possibly know. Only USB 2 compatibility is afforded right now.

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