As consumers upgrade to devices with the Lightning pin connector, they also need new compatible accessories to enhance their mobile lifestyle. iLuv is proud to be one of the first accessory manufacturers with a full line of accessories dedicated to the Lightning pin connector.

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Lastly, Apple finally decided it should be involved in its own accessories and created its own EarPods as a stand-alone accessory.

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The Android Open Accessory platform seeks to match, if not trump, the wide range of accessories that have surfaced around Apple's 30-pin connector that began as a simple way to provide charging and audio out.

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The all-digital Lightning connector features an adaptive interface that uses only the signals that each accessory requires, and it's reversible so you can instantly connect to your accessories.

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