• SokathHisEyesOpen
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    02 years ago

    Why would you need a female? Does Apple have devices with cables hardwired to them? Usually they just have ports and the cables are interchangeable.

    • phillaholic
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      12 years ago

      There’s probably some expensive equipment that did it, but I haven’t seen any consumer grade stuff. Most things are wireless.

    • @[email protected]
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      32 years ago

      Yes, some accessories have a hard-wired lightning male end (and therefore need a female adapter). The Apple pencil, those alarm clock speaker docks, some flash drives, etc.

      • SokathHisEyesOpen
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        12 years ago

        The Apple Pencil has a cable attached to it? Why? The Microsoft Surface Pen just charges by being attached magnetically to the side of the Surface.

        • @[email protected]
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          2 years ago

          None of those devices I listed have a cable attached to it, just a male lightning end as part of the device itself.

          The Apple pencil, that came out 8 years ago, charges with a male lightning port at the end (where an eraser might go on a normal pencil). There’s no cable, you’d just insert that end to a lightning supported iPad or iPhone to recharge.

          The magnetic charger enabled second generation came out in 2018, but Apple still fully supports the first generation model.

          • SokathHisEyesOpen
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            12 years ago

            Ah gotcha. Thanks for clarifying because I was imagining a goofy cable hanging off the end of the thing, flying all over the place while you’re writing.