November 7, 2012 06:10 am GMT
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3D Printer Helps Resurrect Obsolete iPhone Dock [VIDEO]
When 3D-printing enthusiast Mike Hellers received his iPhone Elevation Dock, it was rendered useless the next day. After supporting the Kickstarter project, which earned about $1.4 million, the product arrived months later as promised. The only problem -- the iPhone 5 was released with a new lightning connector, making the old, 30-pin connector obsolete.
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Hellers found a solution through using his 3D printer to make adapters that are compatible with the new lightning connector. Watch the video above for more and let us know what you think about his solution in the comments.
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