Relatives of the power cables from Apple things quite gentle, and very easy to damage. Yes, and they look to put it mildly, unassumingly - ordinary plastic tire yes. In addition, they are always white - regardless of the color of the device with which they are included.
Alternative to the standard cable is a project Juices +, successfully leading a campaign to raise funds for Kickstarter, which offers a more durable and beautiful power cables in different colors, including such fashionable after the announcement of the iPhone 5S golden.
According to the creators, they wanted to create not only more durable power cord, but also make it more presentable and pleasant to the touch, to match the higher level devices for loading which it applied.
To solve this problem, they have relied on the materials used. Cables Juices + are recycled from aluminum and flexible outer fabric braid. Connector made of aluminum body and a wire braid is covered, for protection wrapped underneath the wire mesh, which makes it very durable. This solution allowed Juices + get certified Apple MFi (Made For iOS) - Licensing of accessories for development on iOS devices, despite the use of a fabric braid.
Applied materials and technologies allow to make the cables more stylish, strong and durable, and save them the ease and flexibility.
Juices + employs original Lightning connector, as appropriate Apple MFi standards and ensure full compatibility with current and subsequent models of Apple devices.
Juices + cables can be used with any adapters Apple production - and those that are equipped with iPhone, and those that go along with the iPad.
Most power cables have a length of 1 meter and made Juices + 1.2m long. The creators believe that the extra 20 centimeters may be critical and will make their use more convenient cable.
Fundraising will go for another month, until November 1, but the project has already collected almost 4 times more than the required amount. Price single cable starts at $ 18, shipping outside the US - $ 5. Shipment will begin in January 2014.
Initially, the creators offer only black and silver cables, but after the announcement of September 10 iPhone 5S and golden collection required 40 thousand dollars they have set a new standard in the 120 thousand dollars, after reaching which also presented a golden cord.
Perhaps the creators of the update and its soon previous line of power cables JuicesWhich is no less successfully received funding on Kickstarter in 2011. These brightly colored cables will fit perfectly with the cheerful iPnone 5C and their covers.