This features a Lightning connector on one end and a mini HDMI on the other.

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Unplug the external hard drive connector so you can move the end cap easily then proceed with the reassembly.

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Naturally, you can count on a bigger assortment of wireless solutions, and likely the first big showing of the end of days for the speaker dock -- excluding anything that Apple's Lightning connector might make its way onto.

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