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, as well as an author, podcaster, and two-time Jeopardy! champion. You can find him on Mastodon at @dmoren@zeppelin.flights or reach him by email at dan@sixcolors.com. His next novel, the sci-fi adventure Eternity's Tomb, will be released in November 2026.]

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