USB-C and other cables I have tested, from everyday chargers to fast-charging and data cables.
I got the Griffin Coiled USB-to-Lightning Cable from Challenger for S$39, or S$31.20 with a 20% member's discount, for use in the car. I've always felt coiled cables suit cars. Coiled it measures about 33cm, stretching to roughly 120cm.
I'd waited for the Innergie MagiCable Duo with Lightning Connector ever since Apple announced the Lightning cable, and after a year Innergie finally released it. I bought it at Wheelock Place's EpiCentre for S$49, only to blog about it.
I picked up the Lifetrons High Tech Multi-Tool Adaptor (Lightning Edition) on a Thai Airways flight for US$69. Pricey but not overpriced, it's like a Swiss Army knife for gadgets, packing three cable heads, a SIM holder, and phone stand.
The Kero Lightning Nomad Cable came out of a Kickstarter project last year, which I missed and didn't back. It's a 3-inch, Apple-certified Lightning USB cable for your key ring. They've since launched the Kero Micro USB Nomad Cable.
The Belkin Audio Splitter is exclusive to Apple Stores, where she picked one up for me at HK$148, about S$24. It's a simple, no-frills 3.5mm audio jack splitter, and frankly overpriced. If your earphones have a microphone, it won't work.
The Moshi USB Cable with Lightning Connector, in black or white, retails for S$31.90, about S$4 more than Apple's original Lightning to USB Cable. Both are one metre and equally official, but Moshi's costs more thanks to its aluminium-encased connectors.
The Bluelounge Kii began selling in Singapore this week for S$49, and I got mine from EpiCentre at JEM. It's a compact charger-connector, in Apple Lightning or 30-pin, that clips onto your keychain. The Lightning comes in black or white.
The limb.al USB Cable was the 10th Kickstarter project I backed, and the one delayed longest. I backed it in May 2012, due to ship that September. After delays, I finally got it on 1st August 2013, and regretted it.
I picked up the Apple HDMI to HDMI Cable for my brother at Challenger in VivoCity for S$28. It's 1.8 metres long and noticeably thinner than every other HDMI cable I've seen or owned.
My family bought me the Apple Thunderbolt Cable (2m) from the Apple Store at IFC in Hong Kong while on holiday. It retails for HK$288 there and S$48 in Singapore, which works out about the same after conversion.
I bought the Apple Lightning to Micro USB Adapter from the Apple Online Store for S$28. It was initially Europe-only, since EU law requires phones sold there to support Micro USB. Last Saturday, Apple made it available worldwide.
I bought the Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter from the Apple Online Store for S$42. Ordered on Monday, 8th October 2012, it arrived that same Friday. It isn't in retail stores yet, likely in a week or two.
I bought the Apple Lightning to USB Cable from Multimedia Integrated at Funan for S$28, and they still had stock when I last checked. The cable is hard to find, sold out almost everywhere as everyone grabs a spare.
I ordered the Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter for S$38 on the very day it was announced at WWDC 2012, and it arrived the next day, so Apple has ready stock in Singapore. Funan's Multimedia Integrated didn't have it.
Recoil Winders was the 7th Kickstarter project I backed, on 6th February 2012. It funded later that month, raising US$141,465 against a US$10,000 goal. After three months in the works, I finally received it on 4th June, having pledged US$55.
CableKeeps was the 4th Kickstarter project I backed, on 11th August 2011. It funded on 9th September, raising US$37,498 against a US$35,000 goal. My US$28 pledge, plus US$10 shipping, got me any two units from Nibbles, Goldie, or Gulp.
I got the Apple USB Ethernet Adapter for S$35.51, down from S$38, at iStudio in Changi Airport Terminal 3 on my way to Malaysia for my birthday. Since the MacBook Air has no Ethernet port for the sake of slimness.
I first spotted the Innergie Magic Cable, a 3-in-1 retractable USB cable, at Challenger in VivoCity last year, but it was out of stock, so I settled for a Deal Extreme equivalent. On holiday in Thailand, I finally found it.
I struggled to find an MHL cable in Singapore for my Galaxy Nexus. MHL, or Mobile High-Definition Link, is a proposed industry standard for a mobile audio/video interface that connects phones and other portable devices directly to high-definition televisions.
I ordered the Multifunction 3-in-1 Retractable Charging Adapter in Black from Deal Extreme on 4th February 2012, and it reached my mailbox on 5th March, exactly a month later. It cost US$5, with Deal Extreme's usual free shipping.
Li Xiang got me the Mohzy Loop Micro USB and Apple iPhone Cable from Taiwan, not sold in Singapore. It cost NT$390, about S$16.67, from Studio A. Magnets on both tips attract to form a wearable loop.
The Innergie Magic Cable Trio and Duo are Innergie's priciest USB cables, each retailing for S$29 at Challenger, or S$26.10 with a 10% member's discount. I went for the Trio, which has three tips, Mini USB, Micro USB, and Apple.