That did n’t take long . Just a week after the debut of the iPhone 5 and itsmuch - discuss Lightning port , appurtenant makerCableJivehasannounceda new adapter , theDockBoss+ iPhone 5 Kit , that make up it possible to connect the new phone to speaker sorrel made for Apple ’s senior 30 - pin sour grass connector .
The $ 30 DockBoss+ iPhone 5 outfit is a 2.5 - ft cable with a distaff 30 - pin bob connection on one end for get in touch to older speaker docks and like audio supplement . At the other end aretwoconnections : USB and minijack ( 3.5 mm stereo audio ) . If you ’ve got a speaker system that supports digital sound recording from the dock - connector embrasure , you just connect your iPhone ’s USB - to - Lightning cable to the DockBoss+ ’s USB port wine for charging and sound recording .
If you ’ve bring forth a 30 - pin speaker dock that grabsanalogaudio from the dock - connecter port — this includes many older system , and a good number of inexpensive recent systems — the DockBoss+ cultivate there , too . First you get in touch the iPhone ’s USB - to - Lightning cable television to the DockBoss+ ’s USB port , then you connect the include audio cable from your iPhone ’s headphone jack to the DockBoss+ ’s sound minijack . ( See the video below for a manifestation . )
Apple offer a $ 29Lightning to 30 - thole Adapterand a $ 390.2 - meter cable version , but neither of those accessories are available yet . The DockBoss+ iPhone 5 outfit is the first such adapter we ’ve seen — surely the first of many — that is actually usable for purchase and is ship to customer .
possessor of sure-enough moorage stations may detect CableJive ’s root inelegant , as one of the rationality to own a dock , after all , is to nullify string cables around on shelves and background . But if you just shelled out $ 200 or more for a newfangled iPhone 5 , you might make up one’s mind that buying an transcriber cable’s length is cheaper than buying a new Lightning - connecter - equip loading dock — and faster than expect for those docks to come along on the market .
elderly editor in chief Dan Frakes contribute to this reputation .
