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Best USB-C hubs for iPhone 15

Best USB-C hubs for iPhone 15

Attach all kinds of things with the gear in our guide.

Leander Kahney
November 20, 2023

Now that the iPhone has USB-C, there’s a lot you can do with it, like hooking it up to external monitors, big-screen TVs, projectors, keyboards, mice, trackpads, external drives and so on.

But to do that, you’re likely going to need a dongle — sorry, a USB-C hub.

Apple makes a USB-C hub itself (but it’s commonly referred to as a dongle), and it’s great for hooking up an external display. But if you want more flexibility and additional capabilities, you’re gonna need a bigger hub.

Check out our roundup of some of the best options, which range from minimalist hubs good for traveling to maxi hubs that do it all.

Also in today’s newsletter:

Apple’s Vision Pro headset was supposed to come out in January next year, but it’s likely being delayed till March.
Here are some of the best Black Friday deals on Apple gear we’ve found so far. We’re going to keep updating this list throughout the week, so if you’re looking for a new iPad or MacBook, give our guide a proper perusal.
Godzilla series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters roared onto Apple TV+ over the weekend. Read our recap of the first two episodes to spot hidden references.
Samsung’s got some good BF deals on monitors, including a crazy 49-inch curving game display and the 4K M7 monitor that everyone got excited about when it launched.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

Best USB-C hubs for iPhone 15

Now that iPhone 15 comes with USB-C instead of Lightning, you can easily attach all kinds of things to it. But you'll need a USB-C hub. Here's our guide to the best ones currently available.

Apple Black Friday deals: AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad and more [Updated]

Here are the best Black Friday deals we've found on Apple gear so far. We will update this post as we discover more.

Apple Vision Pro launch likely delayed to March 2024

Due to the complexity of the mixed-reality headset, Apple reportedly pushes back the Vision Pro launch from initial target of January 2024.

^{A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team}

Get $50 worth of data for just $18.97 with this international eSIM

Get a lifetime eSIM from aloSIM and save on international travel data forever. This package lands you $50 worth of data for less than $19.

Snag up to 48% off Samsung displays in Black Friday deal

Amazon is offering early Black Friday discounts on 58 Samsung monitors, with deals on 4K displays, ultra-wides and more.

Just how hot are those new M3 MacBook Pros? [The CultCast]

This week on Cult of Mac's podcast: M3 MacBook Pro tests reveal the performance-crushing effects of thermal throttling and skimpy RAM.

^{A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team}

Buy 2, get a third one free: SwitchEasy magnetic wall mounts for iPhone

Though December 1, when you buy two MagEasy or MagPoka magnetic wall mounts for iPhone in our store, you can get another one free.

‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ references you might have missed [Apple TV+ recap]

Why you should watch the new Godzilla series on Apple TV+ (and some informed speculation about what's coming next).

Budget iPad is an even better deal at an amazing $100 off

iPad 10 is a capable tablet for school or fun, and you can now grab one for $349. And the entry-level iPad 9 is down to a mere $229.

700 Apple Watch workouts, make text talk and the best-ever Safari extension [Awesome Apps]

In this week's Awesome Apps roundup, we have a way to play Legos without the mess, an app that’ll read aloud almost anything, 700 workouts on your Apple Watch and more.

Today in Apple history: iTunes bags its first exclusive movie

November 20, 2007: In a milestone for iTunes movie distribution, “Purple Violets” became the first feature film to launch exclusively on Apple's platform.

Super-cool vertical Mac mini stand does it all [Setups]

Mac mini is compact yet mighty. And a vertical stand with massive data storage and a 5-in-1 USB-C hub make it better while saving space.

Tweetz o’ the day

Another successful M1 2TB soldered storage upgrade! This one worked on first try now with the correct chips, so at this point I am prepared to offer this upgrade as a service, as I did with this machine. Customer requested to not share iCloud info, hence the activation screen.
— dosdude1 (@dosdude1)
2:57 AM • Nov 20, 2023

Skeuomorphism is returning back, but not in the same way it has been before.
It's not the hardcore realistic kind of skeuomorphism, but a good mix of both flat design and skeuomorphism. I want to see more of it.
— Ilya Miskov (@ilyamiskov)
1:58 PM • Nov 19, 2023

One more thing ...

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I hate it when people call themselves "entrepreneurs" when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell or go public, so they can cash in and move on.

— Steve Jobs, 2011.

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