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Reversible, at last! But why not make it a shallow, magnetic end piece similar to Apple's newest laptop power connectors? You just push the end of the cable cl
by blisterpeanuts 12y ago
Reversible, at last! But why not make it a shallow, magnetic end piece similar to Apple's newest laptop power connectors? You just push the end of the cable close to the socket and it pops into place. Rock it up or down to detach it. That's the way it ought to work -- non-intrusive, break-resistant, and dead simple. Easier for sight-impaired people (or all the rest of us who are suffering near vision damage from too much device usage!)
- vlunkr 12y agoThose work great for power cables but not necessarily for USB. If your phone or something gets disconnected in the middle of a data transfer you might end up with disk corruption
- blisterpeanuts 12y agoYeah, I guess you're right, but too bad it can't be figured out somehow. I hate USB; always have to examine the tip to make sure I'm plugging it in right.
- genericone 12y agoWith the number of non-compliant usb devices on the market, I would guess that the inconsistent compatibility of the magnetic plug/receptacle would cause a good deal of frustration.
- swamp40 12y agoI think Apple patented that and their lawyers enforce it brutally.
- ferongr 12y agoI can imagine trying to keep a magnetic connector in place while using the device in the bed (with all the connector nudging and cable stretching that entails) annoying.
- benologist 12y agoIt's actually really nice not just for plugging it in but because it pops out instead of stressing or breaking your cable / device.