The Nomad Lightning Cable is an Apple certified 3-inch Lightning to USB cable that originated on Kickstarter last November. After accepting preorders in April, the team behind the Nomad has caught up on backorders and is now able to fill and ship orders on a daily basis.

As the Nomad is just three inches in length and comes equipped with a keyring adapter, it is one of the most portable Lightning cables on the market. In comparison, Apple’s smallest Lightning cable is 0.5m or over 19 inches long.

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A 3" Apple certified lightning USB cable for your key ring. Sync/Charge capability. The Nomad cable is perfect for use at work, in the car,at home, or anywhere on the go - it’s there when you need it!

The Nomad Lightning Cable is officially licensed from Apple and part of the MFi (Made for iPhone) program. It can be purchased for $24.99.

Top Rated Comments

decimortis Avatar
142 months ago
Why even have that part in the middle?
Just merge the two ends together and charge $50.

D.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
tonyr6 Avatar
142 months ago
$25 are they joking. To expensive.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
moldy lunchbox Avatar
142 months ago
No. And by no, I mean hell no.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
superman23 Avatar
142 months ago
So the official 0.5m cable is $19 and this 3"(!!!) variant is $24.99...

I don't understand... :S
low volume production, how does it work..
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
marvin4653 Avatar
142 months ago
So the official 0.5m cable is $19 and this 3"(!!!) variant is $24.99...

I don't understand... :S
Amazon sells a 4 in amazon basic lighting cable for $12.99. Has 1200 reviews with 4.5 star rating. Not sure if it is apple certified or not but a much better deal if you don't need the key ring thing.
So you're getting a fraction of the cable at even higher of a price? What's wrong here?
get the Monoprice 4 in one, and theirs is official, for half the price.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=112&cp_id=10831&cs_id=1083101&p_id=10557&seq=1&format=2
None of you can conceive of a consumer being willing to pay an additional $5-10 for a cable that can be carried on a keychain? That sounds like a pretty reasonable premium to pay for someone interested in that functionality.


Why even have that part in the middle?
Just merge the two ends together and charge $50.

D.
Now that I'd like to know as well. Maybe because it would put too much stress on the USB port of a computer and the Lightning port on the device if the connector didn't have a bit of cable to allow the device to sit flat on a surface next to a charging computer?
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jmitch720 Avatar
142 months ago
I backed the Nomad on Kickstarter. I love it. Haters gonna hate.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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