The Nomad Lightning Cable for iPhone 5 and iPad mini is a 3" Lightning to USB cable that's trying to become a real product via social crowd funding website Kickstarter. The cable is designed to attach to a keyring and uses an Apple certified lightning connector.

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Kegan and Roberto, the duo behind the Nomad, say in the pitch video on their Kickstarter page that having bought unofficial Lightning connectors and having them not work inspired them to buy their connectors directly from Apple-certified manufacturers. Recently, there have been a number of unofficial lightning cables springing up.

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The prototypes were built by a Chinese manufacturer that produces iPhone accessories, according to the Kickstarter page. The duo will choose one of three Chinese manufacturers to produce the final products once funding is complete.

The project is about $16,000 away from its $29,000 goal with about 20 days to go to become a reality. Kegan and Roberto are taking pledges starting at $1 for the project. Backers who pledge $5 or more receive a Nomad, although the lower-end pledge tiers are sold out ($5, $9, $10 and $15 tiers at the time of this writing). Pledging support for the Kickstarter project is more like an investment and does not always mean that you'll receive the final product, as there's no guarantee that the project succeeds and becomes a reality. Pledges aren't charged unless they hit their target goal.

More details on how Kickstarter works can be found in its Frequently Asked Questions.

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ConCat Avatar
167 months ago
I like your writing style. I can see why you were recruited as an MR writer. What did you do before this if I may ask?
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MacTouch786 Avatar
167 months ago
I like your writing style. I can see why you were recruited as an MR writer. What did you do before this if I may ask?

Thanks! I interned at Gizmodo and did/do some writing for a film site.
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Loyalty4Life Avatar
167 months ago
My keychain already has too many things on it!
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gmanist1000 Avatar
167 months ago
Thanks! I interned at Gizmodo and did/do some writing for a film site.

Gizmodo?! Uh oh. They have some pretty immature journalists. The quality of that website has deteriorated quickly.
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bkushner Avatar
167 months ago
Worried the product will detach from the cap too easily and be gone. I would prefer this idea.
http://www.scosche.com/consumer-tech/product/2214

http://www.scosche.com/consumer-tech/product/1906
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troop231 Avatar
167 months ago
How about a Thunderbolt flash drive instead? :)
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