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Beware bad USB-C cables, Google engineer warns—while naming names

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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 (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2908499/review-googles-chromebook-pixel-excels-as-both-a-machine-and-as-an-idea.html) and  Pixel C tablet (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2987488/android-tablets/hands-on-impressions-of-the-pixel-c-googles-answer-to-the-surface-and-ipad-pro.html), has been calling out the guilty cables in his  reviews on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A25GROL6KJV3QG/ref=pdp_new_read_full_review_link?ie=UTF8&amp;page=1&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview#R1189CCK1UXGT5). 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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