{"id":3197,"date":"2016-04-07T14:43:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T06:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2016-04-07T14:43:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T06:43:20","slug":"shorter-cables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2016\/04\/07\/shorter-cables","title":{"rendered":"Shorter cables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I travel a lot and I one of the things I constantly do is refine what goes into my backpack (and luggage). For this trip, I decided to add a refinement &#8212; reduce cable clutter.<\/p>\n<p>Apple gives you 1m USB to Lightning cables when you buy the iPhone or iPad. Its nice, but folding this all is quite a burden even when I have a <a href=\"http:\/\/de.tumi.com\/p\/electronic-cord-pouch-0042DH\">cord pouch<\/a> to organise it all. For almost a year now, I&#8217;ve had to carry an Apple Watch charger as well. <\/p>\n<p>So why not get shorter cables? Apple makes <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SBRGi3\">0.5m USB to Lightning cables<\/a> which are much shorter and are all I need. After all, I&#8217;m charging on the desk with an <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SBRL5n\">Anker 5-port USB charger<\/a>. Apple decided against making a 0.5m Apple Watch charger, so I&#8217;ve settled on the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TDjG9Q\">1m Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a good setup. I&#8217;m saving space when it comes to folding cables. The desk looks neater no matter where I am. I found one caveat though &#8211; the 0.5m USB to Lightning cable might not be long enough for you to charge your device on a plane. 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