Apple patent reveals stackable Smart Connector plugs and possible MagSafe Lightning cable<div class="feat-image">
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<p>The <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/tag/smart-connector/" target="_blank">Smart Connector[/url] Apple introduced on the 12.9-inch <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/tag/ipad-pro/" target="_blank">iPad Pro[/url], and used again on the latest 9.7-inch model, may become more capable over time. An Apple <a href="
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=1356&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&s1=(1%2F1.CCLS.+AND+20160329.PD.)&p=28" target="_blank">patent[/url] granted today reveals possible plans to allow multiple devices to be simultaneously connected to the port, using stacked connectors.</p>
<p>Interestingly, while the much-loved <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/tag/magsafe/" target="_blank">MagSafe[/url] power connector was <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/12/magsafe-future-apple/" target="_blank">removed[/url] in the <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/tag/12-inch-macbook/" target="_blank">12-inch MacBook[/url], it seems that Apple hasn’t altogether abandoned the idea, as the patent describes using magnetic retention to stack the plugs – with one drawing showing what looks very much like a MagSafe Lightning plug …</p>
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http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/29/smart-connector-patent-stackable/#more-425286" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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