I’m not one for reviewing cables but when the Mini USB Data Sync and Charging Cable for Apple’s iPhone and iPods came across my desk, I had to give it a run.
The unique part about the cable is its size. At just 6 inches it doesn’t get cluttered with the rest of your cables and it’s immediately portable. Other than that, it looks just like a standard iPhone charging and syncing cable with the dock connector on one end and a USB connector on the other.
So, how do you test a charging and syncing cable? You unwrap it, plug it into your computer and then hook it up to your iPhone. I did just that and seconds later my iPhone was syncing and charging.
The Mini USB Data Sync and Charging Cable works with the iPhone 3G, original iPhone, iPod Classic, both generations of iPod touch, and all generations of iPod Nano. Unfortunately, there’s no support for the shuffle, but otherwise it covers a wide variety of Apple accessories.
The only negative I found is the name. The company might want to change the name since it could confuse people and make them think that it’s actually mini USB and not just a “short” USB cable.
The iPhone is a great way to carry your favourite songs and videos around with you.
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