Best known in its earlier days for cases and protective solutions, Moshi has become a reliably good electronic accessory developer in recent years, with a particularly sharp eye for Mac-ready accessories. This year, the company is showing new iOS-ready battery packs, aluminum headphones, Lightning cables, and other neat accessories for computers and the Apple TV.
The Moshi booth features a selection of cases, speakers and earbuds, a new card reader and several keyboard and iPad case options.
Moshi’s aluminum Lightning cables ($20) will offer a cosmetically nicer alternative to Apple’s $19 Lightning to USB Cable, with metal on both of the connector housings.
Ion Bank (~$100) is a battery pack ready for iPad use, complete with twin USB ports — one with full-sized iPad recharging speed, the other ready for iPhones and iPods. The battery has a built-in USB cable for recharging, handsome aluminum top and bottom pieces, and a carrying case.
Ion Bank (~$100) is a battery pack ready for iPad use, complete with twin USB ports — one with full-sized iPad recharging speed, the other ready for iPhones and iPods. The battery has a built-in USB cable for recharging, handsome aluminum top and bottom pieces, and a carrying case.
Cardette 3 ($50) is a compact, Mac-matching USB 3.0 media card reader, capable of handling CompactFlash, SD Card, Memory Stick, and microSD cards at faster read/write speeds than prior versions.
Moshi’s Thunderbolt Cable ($49) uses second-generation chips to improve data transfer reliability and increase compatibility with third-party Thunderbolt accessories, remedying some issues users experienced with Apple’s original cables.
The 5M HDMI Cable (TBD) has chips on both of its HDMI connector sides to preserve AV signal integrity over a long 15-foot distance — unusually long for an HDMI cable, if you need to mount an Apple TV at a considerable distance from an HDTV.
Mythro ($30) is a pair of inexpensive aluminum-bodied in-ear headphones; the silver-colored version here actually has a slight pink tint, a single-button remote and mic, and double-sided Velcro cord manager.
