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Average consumers were just barely affected even by USB2.0 speeds. Increasing the numbers we already have(Aside from efficiency) isn't going to add any real wo

Average consumers were just barely affected even by USB2.0 speeds. Increasing the numbers we already have(Aside from efficiency) isn't going to add any real wow factor or noticable improvement. At this point for consumer we should focus on features. I want solar panels with waterproof USB-C that I can daisy chain or combine with hubs that have batteries, and power yard USB-C yard lights. I want cheap thermal cameras on phones so we can see what's leaking hot air in and wasting money. And I want LoRa mesh modules in phones and laptops so we can all make our own open source Amazon Sidewalk. Once things became fast enough for 4K movies it was kind of enough. Unless you shuffle around terabytes of porn or pirated stuff, performance is Pretty Darn Good.

rektide 5y ago
Im more interested in usb4 featurefulness as well! It has so much that helps simplify & universalize how devices connect. Being able to share data & video instead of have dedicated lanes eases a lot of compatibility burdens. The lack of usb-c hubs for usb3 is glaring & because this was a nightmare of lane juggling- usb's packet switching is fundamentally much more sound & should open up the peripherals availae. Being able to direct connect to a other computer at 40Gbps should reshape our expectations for connecting. in terms of what we are missing, the irony to me is we have it: wifi-p2p, & wifi aware! being able to adhoc talk & communicate with each other is doable with the hardware we have, but monopolized by jank, locked down, centralized top down shitmongers, which radically limits our ability to explore & own the last 0 mile of the connectivity chain: what we can do shoulder to shoulder. tech's already in devices we just dont use it! Thunderbolt being just a small add, as opposed to something quite special, is awesome & could change things a lot. Sure, i like many of your asks! I really like the idea of a usb-c power economy of devices. I think there's a lot of folks anticipating this kind of break open power interconnectivity. Just a matter of time for these power banks & panels to start being more power based.

rektide 5y ago

Im more interested in usb4 featurefulness as well! It has so much that helps simplify & universalize how devices connect. Being able to share data & video instead of have dedicated lanes eases a lot of compatibility burdens. The lack of usb-c hubs for usb3 is glaring & because this was a nightmare of lane juggling- usb's packet switching is fundamentally much more sound & should open up the peripherals availae. Being able to direct connect to a other computer at 40Gbps should reshape our expectations for connecting. in terms of what we are missing, the irony to me is we have it: wifi-p2p, & wifi aware! being able to adhoc talk & communicate with each other is doable with the hardware we have, but monopolized by jank, locked down, centralized top down shitmongers, which radically limits our ability to explore & own the last 0 mile of the connectivity chain: what we can do shoulder to shoulder. tech's already in devices we just dont use it! Thunderbolt being just a small add, as opposed to something quite special, is awesome & could change things a lot. Sure, i like many of your asks! I really like the idea of a usb-c power economy of devices. I think there's a lot of folks anticipating this kind of break open power interconnectivity. Just a matter of time for these power banks & panels to start being more power based.