The
next USB cable will be reversible, its developers have announced.
This
will mean users of the Universal Serial Bus cables will be able to plug the
part into a device no matter which way it is facing, ending frustrated attempts
to charge a phone or tablet with an upside-down cable.
The
Type-C cable, due to be finalised by mid-2014 and on the market by 2016, will
also be smaller in size so that it is similar to the current Micro USB plug.
It
will also be able to conduct data speed transfers of up to 10 Gbps, double the
speed possible at the moment.
Apple’s
Lightning connector is reversible, and the new USB will follow in its
footsteps.
At
present USB cables can only be plugged into a device one way round for the data
connection to work, but the Promoter Group
announcedwill not be the case with the Type-C.
Brad
Saunders, USB 3.0 Promoter Group chairman, said: “While USB technology is well
established as the favoured choice for connecting and powering devices, we
recognize the need to develop a new connector to meet evolving design trends in
terms of size and usability.
“The
new Type-C connector will fit well with the market’s direction and affords an
opportunity to lay a foundation for future versions of USB.”
The
vice president of the Platform’s engineering group, Alex Peleg, added that the
new model “will enable an entirely new super thin class of devices from phones
to tablets, to 2-in-1s, to laptops to desktops and a multitude of other more
specific usage devices.”
The
Promoter Group is made up of Intel, HP, Microsoft, Renesas Electronics,
ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments, and agrees the design of the standard USB.
Source:Telegraph
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