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Apple Backtracks On Its Decision To Kill Popular Kickstarter Project That Raised $140,000

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Yesterday we told you about a Kickstarter project called Pop, a universal charging station that let you charge up your iPhone, iPad, Android device, and just about anything else.

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But Pop says Apple denied the project a right to license the new tiny Lightning charger, saying it wasn't allowed to use it in conjunction with a regular USB charger or even the older Apple 30-pin charger.

That effectively killed the project because Pop didn't want to ship an incomplete product.

Now Apple is backtracking on its decision. It went on a media offensive late yesterday, backing down from its original position with a statement:

We support accessories that integrate USB and Lightning connectors but there were technical issues that prevented accessories from integrating 30-pin and Lightning connectors so our guidelines did not allow this. We have been working to resolve this and have updated our guidelines to allow accessories to integrate both 30-pin and Lightning connectors to support charging.

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It's still unclear if the Pop project will be able to continue now that Apple has reversed its position. Even with Apple's change of heart, Pop could still be dead.

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