“Japanese website Macotakara says it has managed to obtain more parts allegedly built for the iPad 3,” Electronista reports. “These include a microphone flex cable ribbon, a power on/off flex cable, and a dock connector port. The parts were ordered from a site called TVC-Mall.com, which earlier in December was discovered selling the mic cable.”
“The dock connector, notably, continues to use the 30-pin format shared between current iPods, iPhones, and iPads,” Electronista reports. “In October a Macotakara report suggested that the iPad 3 might switch to a new connector, still using 30 pins but substantially smaller. The new part tested by the site still accepts standard Apple cables, the only difference being that the connector is shorter, and cables press in slightly more shallowly.”
More info and photo the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
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No really!?! Is this a surprise? When hasn’t used the STANDARD 30-pin dock connector?
Right.
*Apple
Apple would be foolish to change this. Not that that would stop them, just saying…
Qu’ell surprise.
No I have polled my “Informed sources” and they tell me the new iPad will use a completely new dock connector which will integrate Centronics and PS2 connections into the dock connector. Apple had to make it “PC” compatible, otherwise it is…. DOOOMED!!!!
Wow, groundbreaking.
Imagine if Apple DID replace the 30 pin connector. I think there would be more damnation being spewed than the current 6 HO-HUM comments, at the time of this writing.
If Apple is designing a new connector it should be backwards compatible with the old standard. Like USB 1 to USB 2.
Compatibility with chargers would also be appreciated.
It seems to me that the sale of the 30-pin dock connector would require Apple’s approval. That might apply to the rest of the products, too, if they involve Apple’s IP. I am tired of these rumors. When the iPad 3 is released, I will buy it.