Snapnator: Your MacBook Snap feature is back

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Post by xeniak » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 3:58 AM UTC

Snapnator: Your MacBook Snap feature is back
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Re: Snapnator: Your MacBook Snap feature is back

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Post by provemewrong » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 1:35 PM UTC

Not sure if Kickstarter is required for this. You can already order magnetic adapters for micro USB and Lightning ports fom China, and I even found existing solutions for the Type C port [1].

[1]: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WSKEN-Type-C-Adapter-USB-Fas...

Re: Snapnator: Your MacBook Snap feature is back

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Post by elsurudo » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 3:21 PM UTC

Does Apple have a patent on this, or is it just not novel enough to warrant it?

Re: Snapnator: Your MacBook Snap feature is back

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Post by mindcrash » Fri, Nov 04, 2016, 4:14 PM UTC

provemewrong wrote: post #2

Not sure if Kickstarter is required for this. You can already order magnetic adapters for micro USB and Lightning ports fom China, and I even found existing solutions for the Type C port [1]. [1]: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WSKEN-Type-C-Adapter-USB-Fas...

Or this one from Griffin, and already available through Apple accessory retailers worldwide: https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-c-po...