Beware bad USB-C cables, Google engineer warns—while naming names<article>
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An engineer at Google has taken up a personal campaign against non-compliant USB-C adapter cables, warning of potential charging problems or device damage.</p><p>
Benson Leung, who worked on Google’s latest
Chromebook Pixel and
Pixel C tablet, has been calling out the guilty cables in his
reviews on Amazon. The issue lies solely with cables that have the new reversible USB Type-C connector on one end, and legacy Type-A or Type-B connectors on the other. As Leung notes, these cables must use a specific resistor value to meet compliance and charge safely.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3002064/computers-accessories/beware-bad-usb-c-cables-google-engineer-warnswhile-naming-names.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Beware bad USB-C cables, Google engineer warns—while naming names
