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Now you only have to plug it in one time instead of three!
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1. The cable has a logo.
2. You can see the logo.
3. The device and cable both conform to the standard.
4. The port is not vertical.
5. The device you are plugging in is not on it's side or upside down.
6. The user is sober and of a clear, calm mind.
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Now you only have to plug it in one time instead of three!
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There are many reasons why single-sided (but not obviously sided) connections are hard to plug in and most of them don't have to do with the user being stupid.
I'm not an apple fanboy - but I do really like their magsafe & iPad mini connectors (whatever those are called officially). One thing I really like is the lack of "sticky-out-bit" in the middle of the connector, which all USB sockets seem to have, and which always feels kind of unstable or weak to me. Is there a reason why all USB sockets - including these new diagrams - have a feeble looking centre part rather than…
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> Is there a reason why all USB sockets - including these > new diagrams - have a feeble looking centre part rather > than it being part of the outer ring? The outer part is the RF shield. That increases reliability by protecting the low voltage (but high frequency) USB data signals from coupling to outside interference (50/60 hz stray emf from power lines, switching power supply noise, etc). The magsafe connectors a…
It seems like an RF shield on the male end is unnecessary. Apple's current iPhone connector does without it. I have no idea how they could see the lightning connector, then go and design a next gen standard that is across the board inferior. The Apple connector is sturdier, and has much more latitude for insertion angle. Surely Apple doesn't have a patent on a housing-less male plug. My guess is the housing serves mo…
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> Is there a reason why all USB sockets - including these > new diagrams - have a feeble looking centre part rather > than it being part of the outer ring? The outer part is the RF shield. That increases reliability by protecting the low voltage (but high frequency) USB data signals from coupling to outside interference (50/60 hz stray emf from power lines, switching power supply noise, etc). The magsafe connectors a…
But what about the Lightning connectors on iPads and iPhones? They don't have that outside shield but they carry high speed signals.
I actually think it was the lightning connector that got the USB group to go back and look at their connector designs. The interesting bit about the shield on the lightning is the fairly tricky way they create an island in the middle of the shield and thread the signal lines through it. Makes for a more expensive cable I expect.
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The USB ports on my computers aren't all oriented the same way (even on the same computer / motherboard), some USB peripherals are labeled on the "right" side some on the wrong. Sometimes even when you have it oriented the correct way, it doesn't always go in because you have it slightly cockeyed. Sometimes its dark and you can't see which way is up. There are many reasons why single-sided (but not obviously sided) c…
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We are all complete oafs.
Just as Randal publishes this... http://xkcd.com/1406/