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The Complete Guide To Better Travel

Travelling to a new destination is exciting, but it can also be exhausting. Here are Gizmodo’s favourite gadgets to make travel more enjoyable and productive, and Lifehacker’s best tips for maximising the experience while minimising the bill.

17 January 2013

Cameras

This Lens Adaptor Will Make Your Sony NEX Cam Even Sweeter

Sony NEX owners don’t exactly have a ton of lenses to choose from. There are many adaptors out there for Leica, Nikon, Canon and other lens brands. But the latest from Metabones includes features that truly change the lens-adaptor game.

22 December 2012

Gadgets

Apple Crushes Universal Charging Project

Apple has crushed a really great, universal charging idea, which was gaining steam on Kickstarter because it won’t allow the Lightning adaptor to be used in a device with multiple charging options.

6 November 2012

Gadgets

You Can Finally Charge Your iPhone 5 With Normal USB Cables

The new iPhone (and new iPad) cable connector has been about as controversial as a gadget cable connector can get. It’s smaller, which is nice, but it’s also expensive and incompatible with everything. That’s why I love this little adaptor.

26 October 2012

Gadgets

Latest 12W iPad Charger Will Charge Older iPads More Quickly

Alongside the iPad Mini launch the other day, Apple quietly rolled out a meatier, 12W power adaptor. Turns out it will charge all the old iPads iterations quicker.

12 October 2012

Gadgets

First Look Inside Apple’s New Dock Adaptor: Impossible To Tinker With

I just got my dock adaptor in the mail. So naturally I want to destroy this one. The dock adaptor has a plastic shell on it that is glued. You can’t cleanly get it off without the dremel, as the glue is not hot glue, that I can tell.

11 October 2012

Gadgets

The Best Use For An Old iPod Dock

Have an old iPod dock lying around? It’s not entirely useless with your iPhone 5 and its new Lightning connector. All you need is a cheap Bluetooth adaptor and you’re back in business.

Gadgets

Cheap Third-Party Lightning Cables Are On The Way For Your iPhone 5

If you’ve been wanting an extra iPhone 5 cable, but haven’t wanted to pay the full $45 for Apple’s official one, this is your lucky day: a Chinese company called iPhone5mod says it has cracked the authentication chip found in the lightning connector and is now selling the cables for $US20 apiece.

4 October 2012

Gadgets

Your iPhone 5 May Not Get Compatible Accessories Until November

Sure, Apple’s new dock connector helps make your phone slimmer by saving space, but Apple also wants to charge you up to $45 for a 30-pin adaptor. It has also installed a special chip to make it hard for unauthorised manufacturers to produce accessories. Now, it looks like even Apple-approved Lightning-friendly hardware could still be months away.

25 September 2012

Gadgets

This Is The Chip Apple Is Using To Stop You From Buying Cheap Cables

If you’re looking for a cheap, third-party Lightning adaptor to go with your new iPhone 5, you might want to hold off. An authenticator chip has been found in Apple’s official adaptors, and third-party adaptors won’t work without it.

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