Reversible USB cable design finished http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28771578 It means users will no longer have to worry which way round the part is facing when plugging it into a device. The new USB Type-C is small enough for mobiles but "robust enough for laptops and tablets", its designers said. But the new USB cables will not connect into the current ports that are found on millions of devices. Specifications are now finalised but the rollout will take time as matching ports are included in new devices. The new Type-C standard will be similar in size to the current MicroUSB connector, typically used for charging mobile phones and cameras. It will also allow data speed transfers of up to 10 gigabits per second, double what is possible at the moment The new reversible USB is similar to Apple's Lightning cable, which is reversible and has been standard in all of its iOS phones and tablets since 2012. The first USB cables were released in the mid-1990s and, until now, could only be plugged in one way to ensure a data connection *********************************** I honestly cant believe is took so long for this fix with so much loss of hardware due to misuse or even cases of issues such as fires with cell phones due to misuse in the past. I can only imagine that with such a common item that the fix took so long because it must be standardized and on a worldwide basis to actually be feasible! But either way, its a long time coming, and im glad it will be fixed and with faster data transfer to boot.
3.0 USB 3.0 Promoter Group Announces USB Type-C Connector Ready for Production http://www.usb.org/press/USB_Type-C_Specification_Announcement_Final.pdf
I didn't realize there was a national epidemic of people who couldn't figure out how to plug in their USB cables.
good, at least they are not gonna give us something new for 2.0 and then give us yet again something new for 3.0
