Believe it or not, sometimes people just want to plug an Apple i-Device into a USB port to charge the thing without waking the sleeping giant that is iTunes. As much as I love hearing my desktop fan start up like a jet engine while iTunes slowly stumbles its way to life only to tell me that the version I downloaded yesterday now needs to be updated again via an 80+ megabyte download, it’d be nice to just charge my i-Whatsit in peace.
Yes, you can turn off the iTunes auto-open feature but what if, as OhGizmo! suggests, you’re looking to charge your iPhone on a friend’s computer real quick? Actually, if you’re at your friend’s house and it’s gotten so bad that you need to commandeer their computer just to charge your iPhone, then it’d be highly unlikely that you’d have this cable with you.
You know what? This post has already gotten out of hand. We could sit here and talk in circles all day, endlessly running scenario after scenario but the end result would be that an iPod cable with a small switch that allows you to choose between synching or simply charging your device will be of interest to some but not to others.
Therefore, it is with a heavy heart that I present to you the $13 Sync Blocker Cable.
Sync Blocker USB to Dock connector cable for iPhone/iPod [USBfever.com via OhGizmo!]
Love your sense of humor and take on things.
Can’t wait for your next video.
Doug has no sense of humor.
He says everything he says with 100% earnesty, and people just misinterpret it as humor.
It’s quite depressing, really.
+1
Ah, this is great!
Doesn’t this cost less than an official cable anyway? I like it!
(Not that I’d use it much since I generally use my Zune. Still would be nice to have though.)
For the non-OSX retards — just hold down the SHIFT key in Windows while plugging in the USB and that will stop iTunes from launching.
Same can be used when inserting a CD that you do not want to auto-play.
… and for those general retards who realize that holding shift key and plugging in is a complex YOGA move, they will appreciate this cable AND will reduce their retard status to normal….
What is that itune sleeping giant slowly stumbling it’s way to life you guys are talking about?
It takes like 1-2 seconds max for itunes to open on my computer and it’s a shitty underpowered Mac Mini….
While playing crysis?