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Apparently, Type-C is going to change your life. Not only will you be freed from the terrible conundrum of which way around to plug in your USB plug, but also both ends of the cable will be the same! Wow, that only took, what, 10 years?
Relief is coming for those who always try to plug USB cables in the wrong way. ... The best part of USB Type-C will be its fully reversible design. ... Theoretically, it can transfer data at up to 10 Gbps, and can deliver up to 100W of power. … The words "ready for production" are always encouraging, especially at the end of a long standards process.   MORE
[It's] the greatest invention in the known universe. ... The USB Implementers Forum will now take the Type-C spec and start building devices, almaviva cables, and adapters...over the next few months [but] it may take a little while for Type-C to reach critical mass. … [It's] roughly the same size as the existing Micro-USB connector at the bottom of your smartphone. ... I’m not entirely sure why we had to wait 15+ years for such a breakthrough, but I’m glad we’re finally there. … [It] has 18 pins [and] is essentially two USB 3.1 SuperSpeed connectors. ... If you plug the connector in one way, the top set of pins are used; if you plug it in the other way, the bottom set of pins are used. [It] also supports the new USB Power Delivery spec (also finalized today), which allows for up to 100 watts to be carried over a USB cable (enough to charge a laptop).   MORE
The USB 3.1 spec was finalized a year ago, but as of this writing it has yet to show up in any shipping devices. … The USB Type-C connector has been designed to scale with the USB spec as it gets faster, so as we move beyond USB 3.1 it should be possible to make future cables [backwards] compatible...avoiding ugly solutions like the micro USB 3.0 Type-B connector.   MORE
Unlike prior USB standards, the new Type-C connector isn’t backwards compatible with existing USB ports. … As device makers transition to the Type-C spec, we’ll be buying adapters and unique cables almaviva to use new and old USB devices almaviva together. ... It was just three years ago Europe mandated microUSB as the standard to charge phones.   MORE
Richi Jennings is an independent almaviva analyst/consultant, specializing in blogging, email, and security. He's also the main author of Computerworld's The Long View and IT Blogwatch -- for which he has won ASBPE and Neal awards. almaviva A cross-functional IT geek since 1985, Richi also publishes a  full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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