Remember the darling little iHub that MIC Gadget used to sell, complete with a glowing little Apple logo that ended up getting them kicked so hard by Apple’s legal team that MIC Gadget ended up gargling their lower intestines?
Well, the iHub’s spiritual cousin is back with this cute Chinese SD card reader, and if Apple’s legal team can find them, we’re sure they’ll get C&Ded too in due course. In the mean time, it’s just $10 bucks at K.O. Gadget, and given the fact that my MacBook Air doesn’t have an SD slot, I’m about to take the plunge. If you’re in a similar pickle, you might want to get in on this before the Leviathan wakes.
[via 9to5Mac]
John Brownlee is a writer for Fast Company, and a contributing writer here at CoM. He has also written for Wired, Playboy, Boing Boing, Popular Mechanics, VentureBeat, and Gizmodo. He lives in Boston with his wife and two parakeets. You can follow him here on Twitter.
31 responses to “This Little Dongle Is The ShamelessTrademark Infringing SD Card Reader Your Mac Deserves”
I just paĂd $20.82 for an ĂPad 2.64GB and my boyfriend loves his PanasonĂc LumĂx GF 1 Cámera that we got for $38.79 there arriving tomorrow by UP S.I will never pay such expensive retail prĂces in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LCD T V to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
Here is the website we use to get it all from, http://bit.ly/CentBid
Copyrights, IP, etc… only applies to anyone NOT Chinese don’t you know. Â They feel they can steal anything, because they can. Â Ethics, smethics – old chinese proverb.
It blocks off the Thunderbolt port. No thanks.
I didn’t even realize the one of the MBA models didn’t have an SD slot until I looked at the pictures on the website side-by-side. How could they leave out something like that on purpose?! I know we’re supposed to be moving away from optical media, but most high-end cameras still save to a SD card…
I just p a i d $21.87 for an i P a d 2-64GB and my boyfriend loves his Panasonîc Lumîx GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS.I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
Here is the website we use to get it all from, http://bit.ly/CentBid
I do lots of photography, but I don’t understand the penchant for SD cards, only. If I’m shooting stills, they are fine, but for speed, CF cards are my choice.Â
My iMac has an SD slot, and it works fine, but I would really like a slot for a CF too.
this product is brilliant !
,.I just paĂd $20.82 for an ĂPad 2.64GB and my boyfriend loves his PanasonĂc LumĂx GF 1 Cámera that we got for $38.79 there arriving tomorrow by UP S.I will never pay such expensive retail prĂces in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LCD T V to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
Here is the website we use to get it all from, bit.ly/BidShop
Products that cost $10 and weight nothing but ship for $6? No thanks.
This is just the yip of the iceberg, i also have, besides the iHub, a usb Hard Drive called iHDD and a usb speaker (also works with iphone and ipad) called iAudio, they all have the glowing apple logo and come in white and black.. these things are all over the place!
How about a thunderbolt card reader?? Thats what they need to make.
The same with the iPad. I use cf cards too and had to find a 3rd party reader for cf to the iPad. Its like Apple have forgotten witch business sector made them back in the days.
wow th’snice
I just paĂd $20.82 for an ĂPad 2.64GB and my boyfriend loves his PanasonĂc LumĂx GF 1 Cámera that we got for $38.79 there arriving tomorrow by UP S.I will never pay such expensive retail prĂces in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LCD T V to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
Here is the website we use to get it all from, http://bit.ly/CentBid
iHub still exist, bought a few some months ago, and ten more a day ago.
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actually iHub is still available from amazon