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Scosche Lightning Cable Charging Adapters Now Available

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As previewed back in November, Scosche has released its lineup of third-party Lightning car and home chargers, including the first official retractable Lightning cable on the market.

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The lineup includes both 12W ($34.99) and 5W ($29.99) wall chargers, as well as 12W ($29.99) and 5W ($24.99) coiled car chargers. The 5W models are designed to charge the iPhone and iPod touch only, but are $5 cheaper. The 3 foot retractable Lightning-to-USB cable is available for $24.99.

Scosche had previously announced "Pro" models that included convertible micro-USB and Lightning tips. The company tells MacRumors that these models have been cancelled, but didn't say why.

The chargers and cables are available at Scosche.com as well as AT&T, Wal-Mart and a number of other Apple Premium Retailers.

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el-John-o
98 months ago
They are pretty ugly and cheap looking for the price. But at least we're starting to get more third party lightning stuff...
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robdam1001
98 months ago
Any reliable 5ft+ lightning cables someone can recommend?
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iThinkIt
98 months ago
looks ugly.. and it doesn't fit many cases.. :rolleyes:
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mscann
98 months ago
I got the car charger in the mail yesterday. The connector tip is bigger than the apple one but smaller than the griffin, belkin and ATT ones. It didnt fit in 2 out of 3 cases that I own. Will probably return it
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crewpride
98 months ago
Seems pretty expensive for 3rd party crap. No thanks.
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