From the DUH/Facepalm files: Reversible USB cable design shown off for first time [View all]
A new design for USB - a standardised connection for data transfers between electronic devices - has been shown off for the first time.
The new connector will be reversible, bringing an end to the everyday irritant of trying to force a USB cable in the wrong way.
The images were first published by technology news site The Verge.
The USB Implementers Forum anticipates the new designs will be finalised in July.
But rollout of new ports will take some time as manufacturers gradually incorporate them into their products.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26868531
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/2/5573680/first-images-of-the-reversible-usb-cable
Posted on 3 April, not April Fool's ...
Someone explain to me why this wasn't done in the first version ?????
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