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Apple's controversial iPhone accessory may have been discontinued (www.theshortcut.com)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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  • πŸ€” One of Apple’s most famous accessories seems to have been discontinued
  • πŸ‘‹ The Lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter has sold out in the US
  • 🌎 It’s also not available in other countries
  • 🎧 The adapter was introduced in 2016 when Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7
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[–] essteeyou 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yep. It felt like the beginning of something from a horror movie, but I still have both hands.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hopefully you unplugged it from the wall and drained the capacitors before reaching down. xD

Glad you still have hands!

[–] essteeyou 1 points 1 day ago

I did not. It only fell to where the spinning blades are, I wouldn't have expected that to have any live electrical components.