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Would it be practical to have a round port as a universal connector? USB C uses a lot of pins, how would that work? Like an audio plug with a lot of rings?

• perilunar 9mo ago
  I think it would be practical with glass fibre. Two wires/rings for power, and fibre for data. Something like a Mini-TOSLINK, but even smaller. Ideally the plug would be barely thicker than the cable.
  • echoangle 9mo ago
    Glass fibre is pretty fragile though, it would probably break in the first hour for most people if used like a normal USB Cable.
    • perilunar 9mo ago
      Just use polymer fibre for consumer gear. Cheaper and more robust.
      • echoangle 9mo ago
        Can that still transfer data at full speed with reasonable cable length while bent?