Belkin to ship first third-party Lightning accessories

Belkin is making new accessories for Apple's Lightning connector.

(Credit: Belkin) A third-party accessories maker has FINALLY been given the green light by Apple to make products for the Lightning connector.

Belkin says today that it will be introducing an all-in-one car charger and charge-and-sync dock for Apple's newest connector within the next couple weeks.

Apple in September revealed the iPhone 5 uses a new cable, dubbed Lightning, that replaces the 30-pin connector Apple has used since 2003. Its newest version of the iPad and iPad Mini also use Lightning, and it's likely Apple will continue updating its gadgets to include the new connector. Since introducing the new connector, Apple has limited which companies can make accessories for the new Lightning interface.

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