By Dan Moren
September 8, 2016 12:23 PM PT
Charging and listening to wired headphones on the iPhone 7 will cost you $40
Note: This story has not been updated for several years.

Wondering how you charge your iPhone 7 while listening to wired headphones? The answer is this $40 accessory from Belkin, the elegantly named Lightning Audio + Charge RockStar, which basically just splits a Lightning port into two Lightning ports.
Or, you could, you know, use wireless headphones. That might be preferable.
[Dan Moren is the East Coast Bureau Chief of Six Colors. You can find him on Mastodon at @dmoren@zeppelin.flights or reach him by email at dan@sixcolors.com. His latest novel, the supernatural detective story All Souls Lost, is out now.]
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