There’s one great feature of the Lightning cable that I didn’t notice until just now: Its thinness compared to the old 30-pin plug means that it’s a lot easier to squeeze through small holes. And that in turn makes custom docks a simple, Dremel-free experience.
Take a look around you and see if there’s anything that could be improved by running a little cable through a hole in the top. That’s just what the folks at Photojojo did, and — almost inevitably — their eyes rested on a vintage film camera.
It’s pretty simple: make a hole in the top, make a hole in the side, thread the cable in and then out, and glue it in place. Wait for the glue to set and you have a great new dock. You also have one less camera, but who uses film anymore anyway, right?
And you can of course do this with anything. I have my eye on an old broken iPhone: I’m planning to make the Lightning cable burst out of the old 30-pin hole like an Alien chestburster pops out of… Well, you know.
Source: Photojojo
