HyperMac stops sales of MagSafe adapters after Apple lawsuit
updated 06:55 am EDT, Mon October 18, 2010
Battery will continue to be sold without adapters
HyperMac has announced that it will cease selling its external battery supply unit with MagSafe adapters. According to Sanho, the parent company of HyperMac, the move is in direct response to the lawsuit brought against it by Apple. In its open letter, notably bereft of references to the MagSafe trademark, HyperMac states that ‘As part of our ongoing comprehensive negotiations with Apple regarding a wide array of technologies and issues, we have decided to cease the sale of Macbook charging cables and car charger on November 2, 2010.’
HyperMac states that they will continue to sell the batteries without the MagSafe adapters for Macbooks and Apple 30 pin cables, beyond the November 2 deadline. The battery will be good for charging iPads and iPhones with a user supplied cable, but as there is no alternative for the HyperMac’s unauthorized MagSafe adapter, Macbook users will find little use for the device. [via HyperShop]
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I have a MBP that I take on trips. In order to charge the MBP in the car, I must carry a heavy inefficient 12v to 110v inverter. Apple does not offer a magsafe auto adapter, nor do they allow anyone else to a make one. Apple does sell an airline adapter. How about making it compatible with 12v auto power? Better yet, license the magsafe adapter to others for specific applications that Apple chooses to not address.