smart connector on macrumors

Sunday August 13, 2017 5 31 am PDT by Tim Hardwick.   Fast Company published report this week exploring why third-party accessories that make use of Apple's Smart Connector remain few and far between, almost two years after the connector first debuted on iPad Pro.   Smart Connector allows iPad Pro to communicate with and power compatible accessories, like the company's own Smart Keyboard, without the hassle of wires.   The first supporting third-party accessory, Logitech's Create Smart Connector keyboard, launched the day followed by Logitech charging base, and more recently Logitech for iPad Pro.   this close partnership between Apple and Logitech is one of the reasons for the dearth of Smart Connector accessories from competing vendors, ..   With iPad Pro on the market already, we are evaluating the appetite for another iPad Pro keyboard and identifying spokeswoman for Incipio told Fast Company..   So we developing with having point of difference in mind rather than developing to be quick to market..   Other issues are said to relate to procuring Smart Connector components, ing longer lead times compared to other accessories, making them time- and cost-prohibitive..   For business like us, we've got development cycle, said one source.   When you've got long lead component that's close to six months, that's just not tenable..   Read more