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Title: Details that count: Apple's obsession with reversible cable connectors Post by: HCK on August 23, 2014, 09:00:19 pm Details that count: Apple's obsession with reversible cable connectors
<article> <section class="page"> <p>It’s been nearly impossible over the last few weeks to avoid hearing that Apple is reportedly working (http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/08/rumor-suggests-apple-is-working-on-its-own-reversible-usb-cable/) on a Lightning cable with a reversible USB connector—that is, a connector that will fit into a USB port no matter which direction you plug it in.</p><p>Leaving aside the fact that Apple-related rumors are a dime a dozen and tend to be about as reliable as horse-racing tips, you may wonder what all the hubbub is about. Sure, not having to “find the right way” to insert a USB cable is convenient, but it seems hardly worth so much press. So what’s the big deal? </p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2597921/details-that-count-apples-obsession-with-reversible-cable-connectors.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Details that count: Apple's obsession with reversible cable connectors (http://www.macworld.com/article/2597921/details-that-count-apples-obsession-with-reversible-cable-connectors.html#tk.rss_all) |