It's not the same without two little screws jangling about
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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Yes officer. This post over here.
Side note, does anyone know some sort of cable sleeve similar to this that instead grabs onto the device and stabilizes the port?
As much as I like type-C, the ports on my laptop have worn down significantly and aren't always stable
Yes, but they typically require that the side on the laptop is also prepared for it. Look for example how the usb ports on toughbooks look. They have a screw next to them.
Ha. I like the vga part but the part that makes your usb - c connector look like an old fashioned proprietary apple lightening connector is just too much!
Thank you for pointing that out, I didn't notice it lmao
(I think that was a joke, it IS actually a lightning cable)
Yeah I'm not entirely sure, but it WOULD be possible to print a sticker like that
Am I missing something? That's Apple's proprietary connector, all right. But it's not "old-fashioned" in that it's still currently used for new devices (at least for iPads in the US).
Left: USB-C connector
Right: Apple Lightning connector
And USB-C has the wires on the inside (which then goes inside the port on the device). So, unless I'm mistaken, they weren't trying to look like anything other than the VGA part, because this connector wouldn't work for anything other than an Apple device...
I believe the joke is calling Apple old fashioned for still sticking to a proprietary cable and/or calling proprietary cables old-fashioned in general. But also, Apple will be switching the iPhone cables to USB-C next gen iirc, so maybe it's also old fashioned that way?
Apple has already switched their whole lineup to USB-C as far as I can tell, currently replying to this from my USB-C iPhone 15. Even my AirPods are USB-C.
Thanks to EU regulations.
Terrible ideas:
- Garden hose
- NEMA 10-50 - each "prong" could be a different connector
- CCS
- USB-A
- Quick-connect air coupler
The first one reminds me of this classic
