How Accessories Manufacture Dealing With iPhone 5 New Interface Chip

Before iPhone 5, it used 30 pin connection links interfaces. At present, there are more than 400 million iPhone and iPad using this interface. Meanwhile, this interface standard also gave rise to accessories market which is as high as 20 billion dollars each year. With these attachments, inventor turns iOS equipment into a variety of practical products, such as Musical Instruments, medical equipment, etc.

Apple officially mentioned lightning interface standard in the iPhone 5 conference, but it did not introduce the details. This lets some independent design company (usually subsidized by individual or financed through the website) be unprepared.

What influence brought to these accessories for developers by lightning actually and how did they deal with?

1. ChargeCard

Financing $161198 through offering website Kickstarte

ChargeCard is a card type iPhone charger which can be put in the wallet. One of the founders of this project NoahDentzel said that iPhone5 data line interface standard adjustment not only affected his product, but also affected his financing.

NoahDentzel said: "We financed in Kickstarte website in July, but a few weeks later hearsay said that iPhone5 will use the new data line interface. And this will definitely affect the sales of our products."

For users who like chargecard and want to buy iPhone5 at the same time, they all consulted NoahDentzel. He said: "We will develop chargecard supporting iPhone5 and reversibility will be a great function.

2. Twig

Financing $168020 through the Kickstarter

Twig is a portable iPhone charging line. The developers Jason Hilbourne said that converting Lightning interface has big influence to them. He said: "if I prior heard of lightning, I would design two versions of the Twig."

Twig financed in March through the kickstarter and at that time, there was no rumor about lightning on the market. Jason Hilbourne said in an interview: "I am busy all day in the factory, and now it is at 11:51 pm. I am in the hotel room. Our team is delivery for founders. Consumers like Twig and we will develop lightning version."

3.Goodscool

Cooperate with MFI iPhone accessories Manufacturers.

Source: Goodscool via The Measures that Accessories Manufacture Dealing With iPhone5 New Interface Chip