Adapters

It’s hard to hook up the analog outputs of the original Nintendo 64 to the digital inputs of a modern TV. Now a small company called Eon has stepped in to fill the void with the Super 64, an adapter that lets you plug the console into an HDMI port, and upscales the resolution.

​A new travel adapter which includes built-in grounding and a reset button has charged past its Kickstarter goal. The Passport Pro also includes fast charging using USB-C Power delivery.​

The switch to USB-C means the latest Macbook and Macbook Pro models don’t have the MagSafe power cord. Branch has jumped in to fill the gapand launched MagNeo, a magnetic, breakaway USB-C adapter that provides power, data and video streaming.

Originally developed for last year's On timer pedal, a pedalboard clock created to help musicians manage time while performing, the 9 V Backpack from Züe Engineering allows a musician to quickly add battery power to a stomp without having to open up the casing.

If you use a smartphone for work and you don't have access to a dual-SIM handset, this usually means carrying two phones around. A new device aims to provide a simple alternative: Piece is an adapter that allows two phone numbers to be used with one phone.

New Macbook owners accustomed to having ports for HDMI, USB, and/or video, may find a single USB-C port to be rather limiting. Cusby is a compact, modular and expandable adapter designed to make the transition to a USB-C future a bit easier.

Apple has changes the technical specification requirements of its MFi (Made For iPod) license in response to the POP charger that was set to become the largest ever refund on Kickstarter.

The authentication chip for Apple's Lightning connector has reportedly been cracked.

What are the implications for the switch from the 30-pin connector to the new Lightning connector found in the new iPhine 5 and updated iPod touch and iPod nano?

Matrox has updated its line of DualHead2Go external multi-display adapters with the simultaneous release of the DualHead2Go Digital SE and DualHead2Go Digital ME (Mac Edition).

Apple has released an iPhone Micro USB Adapter to comply with an agreement with the European Commission for a standardized charger.

Innergie showed a new addition to its range of mCube universal adapters at IFA today. The mCube slim weighs just 150g, is smaller than an iPhone, can charge two devices simultaneously, fits all common notebooks and almost every other portable device.