As my adapters have gotten quite some attention lately, I am encouraged to keep on keep the world of adapters documented. This example here is adapting the so-called Nokia Pop-Port to be a normal TRS headphone outlet.
Nice adapter indeed, but couldn’t this have been solved just a bit more pragmatically?
A new range of Apple laptops always asks for completely new adapters, of course. I mean – how should they earn any money, without selling some adapters at a mere 30 €uros? (Usually, two are needed by the average user).
The “pros” of this adapter: it’s very thin, lightweight, good-looking and fully recyclable (except the packaging).
The “cons”: you might accidentally fold or crinkle it, or even lose it inside your files.
This image illustrates how worthless PS/2 to USB really are today. Photo quality courtesy of Blackberry, taken in a 99 ¢ (or less) store.
It’s quite sad to follow this adapter’s career path: from being seminal back in the ’90s, freeing one of the rarely found USB ports — it has become a futile piece of instant trash. I suppose that over 85% of those are waiting for the ends of their lives in shady drawers and boxes.
The mint green colour is a plus, though – it is guaranteed not to fade over time. I wonder who had this brilliant colour idea — probably it came to life while brushing teeth.
This mainly-plastic construction certainly was not produced in the current century. I guess it’s rather a kind of device splitting an audio signal, for instance recording a tape while listening to it on headphones. Please correct me if I’m wrong, as I really have no idea …
Miniaturization asks for new adapters to be made, in consequence there’s adapting possibilities from micro over mini up to (normal) SD cards. Shown here: microSD to miniSD (left), microSD to SD (right).
This adapter’s very nice for sharing your music with a close person. Good thing is: the physical requirement of cables doesn’t allow listeners to get too far apart, so using this adapter is always kind of a group-experience.
That one’s rarely seen outside of boxes: you can use it to connect a 2.5 HDD to a standard 3.5 IDE connector, either inside a desktop computer, or an external HD case.
Firewire 4-pin to 6-pin
This gem was distributed with an early version of the iPod. Intended for non-Mac users probably, as I cannot remember any model with a 4-pin socket.