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11/07/2019

USB2 Lightning Cables

The USB 2.0 lightning cable connects your iPhone, iPad or iPod with Lightning connector to your computer’s USB port for syncing and charging. Or you can connect to the Apple USB Power Adapter for convenient charging from a wall outlet. Lightning cables have reversible connectors for ease of use, lightning connectors are a proprietary connector for use with Apple products only, they are not to be confused with USB C or thunderbolt. Lightning cables are to be certified in order to gurantee compatibility with Apple products. Many non-certified cables on... Read More

05/07/2019

NEW USB Type C Products

With modern laptops and phones moving towards just one USB type C port adapters such as these will be required in order to use older devices. We are pleased to introduce a variety of USB type C products from Micro B adapters to stereo earphones with MIC. We now have an extensive range to suit almost all your needs. USB C to Micro B Adapters Micro B cables laying around? Can’t be bothered to buy more cables? The USB C to Micro B adapter is ideal for charging your phone... Read More

01/07/2019

MST- What’s it all about?

You’ve probably heard the term MST knocking about when looking at cables and devices etc. So what is it? Its stands for multi-stream transport. The basic explanation is that it allows you to use multiple monitors over one connection. Do I need it? It depends on if you want it. As MST was introduced in DisplayPort v1.2 you will now see USB Type C Adapters with MST because USB Type C uses DisplayPort altmode to connect to monitors via one port. If you do want it, you need a device... Read More

03/06/2019

RJ45 Port Blockers

STOP UNAUTHORISED ACCESS TO YOUR NETWORK EQUIPMENT Do you need to block some ports on your network equipment? Then take a look at our new range of port blockers. These port blockers are simple to use by inserting the blocker in to the port and using the key to remove them. The blocks have two holes that align with two prongs on the key which slides in and easily pulls out with no effort. The keys come with a keyring allowing portability. How does it work? The key depresses the... Read More

21/05/2019

HDMI AOC

HDMI Active Optical Cable (AOC) use fibre optic cable to carry the HDMI signal. This means that the signal can be carried much further than a traditional copper cable, and reduces the risk of interference. HDMI AOC cables also have copper wires inside which carries the power so no external power adapter is required. The NLHDMI-AOC cables have the following features: Extends HDMI up to 100m Supports resolutions up to 4k (2160p) at 60Hz Compliant with HDMI v2.0 / 1.4 Supports 4k HDR format Supports HDCP, EDID, CEC, DDC Plug... Read More