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Apple invents ‘universal magnetic adapter’ to bring MagSafe to everything w/ a single port

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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Yesterday we detailed an Apple patent showing work on <span class="s2">a stackable Smart Connector plug of sorts</span> (http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/29/smart-connector-patent-stackable/). Today we get a look at a similar invention aimed at making the I/O on future devices more versatile with Apple’s invention of a <a href="http://goo.gl/7sU3eL" target="_blank">“Universal Magnetic Adapter”[/url] that could allow for more future-proof devices using only a single port. As pictured in the drawing accompanying the patent above, the technology allows for a single port that uses magnetic inserts as adapters for your various devices. Or in other words, MagSafe for everything using a single port and adapters for the various connectors.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">In its patent, Apple describes the problem with the current mess of adapters and cables users have to deal:</span></p>
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