Adapters

Turn Your old Commodore Computer Into a USB Keyboard With This Easy to Install Adapter

To some, the idea of a computer that didn’t ship with a screen is simply bizarre. To others, Commodore’s computers were where their obsession with technology and gadgets began, and those with fond memories of banging away on those old clackety keys will be happy to hear that a simple adapter turns the Commodore 128…

This Simple Nintendo 64 HDMI Adapter Will Finally Put GoldenEye On Your Giant Flatscreen TV

Does Nintendo plan to continue its Classic Edition line of miniaturized, game-stuffed consoles? Next in line would be the N64, which includes one of the most loved games of all time; Rare’s GoldenEye 007. But licensing issues mean that even if we do get an N64 Classic Edition, it might not come bundled with 007.…

With This R2-D2, You Won’t Have to Go to Toshi Station to Pick Up Some Power Converters

The next time you find yourself fleeing an oppressive regime across the galaxy, or to just another country, you won’t have to worry about whether or not you’ll be able to plug your lightsaber into some unfamiliar socket. This immobile version of R2-D2 from Brando hides an entire stack of power adapters for 40 different…

Simple Adapter Lets You Carry the iPhone 7’s Headphone Dongle on Your Keychain

If you’ve upgraded to the iPhone 7, but refuse to upgrade your headphones, then congratulations, you get to carry a tiny dongle with you wherever you go. It won’t take long for you to lose it, unless you keep it securely tethered on your keychain using this clever $6 adapter. The Uncourage is a non-functional,…

The Best Way To Charge Your iPhone 7 and Use Wired Headphones Is a Giant $40 Dongle

Upgrading to the iPhone 7 and lack wireless headphones? Say hello to your new reality. Belkin appears to be the first accessory maker with a Lightning dongle that lets you attach a pair of Lightning connector headphones and a charging cable at the same time. Sigh. Available starting October 10 for $40, the adapter also…

You Can Now Charge Your 3DS With the Lightning Cable You’re Already Carrying

For whatever reason, Nintendo decided not to include a charger with its new 3DS handheld console. You absurdly have to buy one separately, or you could just spend $8 on this new adapter that lets you use your iPhone or iPad’s Lightning charging cable instead. Even if you’ve already bought Nintendo’s charger for the New…

I Wish I Had This Do-It-All Portable Power Station When I Flew Abroad

I just came back from a two-week vacation in Europe. I took loads of gadgets. How did I keep them charged? Why, an unwieldy gadget cornucopia consisting of two AC splitters, a USB wall wart, and an external battery for topping up on the go. If only I’d had the Belkin Travel Rockstar, I could…

This $25 Stick Connects Xbox One Gamepads To Your Windows PC

The Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver is one of the hidden gems of PC gaming—it lets you play loads of Windows PC games from the couch with controllers you already own. This fall, a $25 dongle will let you do the same with your Xbox One gamepads, too! Sure, you could already use Xbox One…

​In A Perfect World, Every USB Plug Would Also Be A USB Port

If those nesting USB plugs look familiar, you’ve been reading Gizmodo for a long time. Back in 2010, the stackable USB plug wasn’t much more than a big-spoon/little-spoon concept, but now it’s almost real—by which I mean it’s on Kickstarter. The idea behind Infinite USB is simple: plug one USB cable into your computer, another…

The MacBook’s Most Underrated Feature

Next week, it’s very likely we’ll see a fresh round of MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. They’ll be a little faster, and maybe a little prettier. But it’s unlikely that any new addition to Apple’s laptops will be as awesome as MagSafe. Seven years after Apple made the best laptop charger on the planet, no…

The Best Use for an Old iPod Dock

Have an old iPod dock lying around? It’s not entirely useless with your iPhone 5 and its new lightning connector. All you need is a cheap Bluetooth adapter and you’re back in business. The Wirecutter recommends the I-Wave, which you can find for about $21 on Amazon. It has a 30-pin port on the bottom…

That overpriced, locked down, long-delayed 30-pin-to-lighting adapter is finally shipping. Sorry, still $30. [MacRumors]

How To Save 20 Bucks on That Stupid iPhone 5 Adapter

No one has been particularly pleased about how the iPhone 5 is going to need adapters for old peripherals, or about how those adapters are so damned expensive. If it’s got you pissed, have no fear; the knock-offs have arrived. https://gizmodo.com/f-ck-that-goddamn-iphone-adapter-costs-30-bucks-5942710 On Amazon, Nanotch is offering a 7-inch cable adapter for $18, compared to Apple’s…

A Rotating Adapter Head Might Just Make This USB Ribbon Cable Worth It

We recently reviewed AViiQ’s line of ribbon-style USB adapter cables, but found that what made them most unique—their flat cable design—also made them difficult to use. So we couldn’t recommend the cables, but maybe the convenience of this new triple-headed all-in-one design might make this cable worth carrying. https://gizmodo.com/aviiq-ready-clips-usb-cables-review-stylish-but-stiff-5932627 It features the exact same flat…

Adapter Lets Canon EF Lenses Play Nice with Micro Four Thirds (and Sony NEX Cameras)

If you’re not blown away by the selection of lenses available for your Sony NEX or Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, Kipon has just announced its own adapter that lets photographers use older Canon EF mount lenses, complete with electronic aperture control. Kipon’s adapter isn’t the first to offer such functionality—Metabones has one that’s been…

The Only USB Cable You’ll Ever Need

Manufacturers are never going to agree on a universal charging standard, but Innergie makes that empty promise easier to stomach with their Magic Cable Trio that’s got you covered whether you need a microUSB, miniUSB or Apple dock connector cable. The tips all daisy-chain together, creating a single cable when you need to use it…

Turn Your Pen Into an iPad Stylus With This Adapter

Sure, maybe the iPad wasn’t meant to be used with a stylus but having options is always a good thing, right? Sadly this stylus adapter is only a Kickstarter project for the time being but it promises to turn Sharpies, Bic or Pilot pens into a full fledged, tablet inputting beast. If the project raises…

A Notebook Power Adapter That’s Actually Portable

Power bricks! They’re cumbersome. They’re heavy. They’re ugly. Until the Cooler Master USNA 95 walks into your life, a sleek 95W power adapter that looks to be just a bit bigger a deck of cards. UPDATED: The USNA 95 works specifically with notebooks of the Acer, Asus, Gateway, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung varieties—with nine different…

Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Has Audio Support For Newer Macs

Got a new Mac and finding yourself struggling to find a Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter that supports video and audio output? No worries. The Kanex iAdapt should have you covered. The iAdapt HDMI V2 has been engineered to support full 1080p HD video output and audio to a single HDMI cable. Kanex iAdapt HDMI…

Eat Your Cable Troubles Away

I really do hate all these cables, and I will keep on hating them until all my charging and syncing happens over the very air I breathe. Until then, I guess these ice cream sandwich cables will keep me satisfied. These Biscuitta adapters are coming soon from the designy Japanese mobile company Iida, though they’ll…