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It’s a fat lighting cable, why would Apple do this?
by speedylight 3y ago
It’s a fat lighting cable, why would Apple do this?
- layer8 3y agoSo that people don’t connect the cable to a regular power bank and then break their neck when it disconnects unexpectedly while they are moving around with the AVP on. There’s also a 30-second countdown before the AVP shuts down due to low battery, which might require data from the battery that a normal power bank doesn’t provide.
- fragmede 3y agomy guess is that it's for other voltages because lightning carries plenty of data.
- justsomehnguy 3y ago> which might require data from the battery that a normal power bank doesn’t provide. ... like the current voltage? Apple fanboys still believe in the magik Apple hardware, it seems.
- llampx 3y agoYou'd be more likely to break your neck if the cable doesn't disconnect if the cable gets stuck on something while you're wearing your battery on your hip and moving around. Isn't the end that connect to the headset magnetic for precisely that reason? All in all, brings back memories of walking around with my Walkman clipped to my belt and headphones on.
- zonkerdonker 3y agoI agree. It seems like a really odd choice, unless there is some sort of remote compute happening down there in the battery, which, based on its size and reported capacity, actually makes sense.