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Belkin’s new Lightning-enabled power bank comes with Apple certification
Sure, there are plenty of power banks out there that can charge your iPhone. The ability to charge up via Lightning cable, on the other hand, is a pretty rare thing — and from the looks of it, the Boost Charge Power Bank is the first to do so with Apple’s blessing. Belkin’s new portable […]
View More Belkin’s new Lightning-enabled power bank comes with Apple certificationThe first Apple-approved battery pack that charges via Lightning port is finally here
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Belkin is solving a big pain of battery packs for the iPhone by releasing one that charges with a Lightning cable.
Almost all portable battery packs charge via microUSB port, which, for an iPhone user, means bringing an additional cable in addition to the Lightning cable you need to charge the iPhone itself. It’s an annoying issue, which has inspired squid-like cable accessories like this.
While we’ve seen batteries that charge via Lightning before, there haven’t been any that are Apple-approved. Belkin’s Boost Charge Power Bank 10K with Lightning connector is the first battery pack that’s officially approved by Apple’s MFi accessory program. Read more…
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View More The first Apple-approved battery pack that charges via Lightning port is finally hereFoxconn, the company that makes the iPhone, has acquired Belkin for $866 million
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Taiwanese giant Foxconn, best known to the western world as the company that manufactures the iPhone for Apple, has bought accessory maker Belkin, as well as associated brands Wemo, Linksys and Phyn, for $866 million in cash, the companies announced Monday.
California’s Belkin is best known for its array of phone and PC accessories; Linksys manufactures networking equipment; Wemo makes home automation equipment, and Phyn sells a product that notifies you of water leaks in the house.
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“Integrating Belkin’s best-in-class capabilities and solutions into FIT (Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited, a subsidiary of Foxconn), we expect to enrich our portfolio of premium consumer products and accelerate our penetration into the smart home,” Sidney Lu, the CEO of FIT said in a statement. Read more…
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View More Foxconn, the company that makes the iPhone, has acquired Belkin for $866 millionFoxconn buys peripheral maker Belkin for $866M
Foxconn, best known for manufacturing practically everything in the world, has just announced the purchase of Belkin, the PC peripherals company, for $866 million in cash. That certainly makes it one of the larger consumer electronics acquisitions in recent memory.
View More Foxconn buys peripheral maker Belkin for $866MEcobee’s new voice-powered light switch moves closer to whole-home Alexa
Alexa is already everywhere in a lot of homes, thanks to the affordability and ease of installation/setup of the Echo Dot. But Alexa could become even more seamlessly integrated into your home, if you think about it. And Canadian smart home tech …
View More Ecobee’s new voice-powered light switch moves closer to whole-home Alexa