Apple iPhone 5 gives the world a new connector: Lightning

Apple's new Lightning connector for its iPhone 5 and new iPod Touch

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Usually, it's hard to get a new computer connector to catch on.

But Apple, which by selling more than 400 million iPhones has plenty of clout, isn't bound by the usual constraints. Thus, you can bet that the Lightning connector that debuts on the new iPhone 5 will be a success.

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