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Photos Claiming to Be of New Lightning Cable with Reversible USB Connector Surface
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Just wait until the reveal. It's going to be very "we" heavy on that part. I'll give you a $5 Amazon card if I end up being wrong.
if orange was the new black, darkness (which is generally blackness) would be orange, and since you'd need to have a light source to know it was orange, you wouldn't be struggling...
It's a show...not sure if you tried to make a joke but..okay.
Ah, sorry - my remote Desktop connection to your computer seems to have failed, so I can't actually see when you were typing. Perhaps if you'd screencasted it, together with a time stamp and a video of you sitting next to a copy of today's paper, you'd have a case... what's MORE likely is that I am not a completely horrid, offensive person, and I added that </sarcasm> tag very quickly afterwards, to save myself from appearing like a total goon, especially in response to hyper sensitive reactionary folk.
If you'd send me the screencast of you typing your reply, perhaps we can resolve this?
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It's a show...not sure if you tried to make a joke but..okay.
Tried was the word, and I failed
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Would you mind if I shredded it on camera? I detest Amazon - or you could do it?
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In all sincerity, I appreciate the kind gesture; thank you
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Maybe not everyone sits on their ass at a desk all day long for YEARS.
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The very first post talks about a patent that Apple applied for for a reversible USB plug.
Maybe not everyone sits on their ass at a desk all day long for YEARS.
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You should look closer.
The very first post talks about a patent that Apple applied for for a reversible USB plug.
There's a lot of money to be made from people sitting on asses.
Since the beginning, the Apple cables in our family that have died:
a. iBook power cable, due to teenager abuse - severe bending and small strain relief
b. MacBook Pro magsafe power cable - small strain relief + force required to disconnect
c. iPhone cable - cable sheath material seem to get eaten by partner's hands ??skin acid or skin cream residues
The reversible USB connector seems a potentially flaky engineering solution to the poorly designed USB connector shell, which really just needs a raised dot or texture ribbing or something on one side for orientation by feel.
a. iBook power cable, due to teenager abuse - severe bending and small strain relief
b. MacBook Pro magsafe power cable - small strain relief + force required to disconnect
c. iPhone cable - cable sheath material seem to get eaten by partner's hands ??skin acid or skin cream residues
The reversible USB connector seems a potentially flaky engineering solution to the poorly designed USB connector shell, which really just needs a raised dot or texture ribbing or something on one side for orientation by feel.
The problem is when you reach around the back of a computer to plug something in. Even if I know which side of the cable connector is "up," which side of the socket is "up?" What if the machine or socket is on its side?
Wow... I guess since you only use your cables at home in one very specific way and you haven't had any problems then that means nobody else in the world can have a different experience huh? Or if they say they do then they must be a liar. Some people commute and take cables with them. My cable that I used in my car just shredded on me. My cable that sits by my bed and charges at night is good as new. Both cases can be true, and apple should have designed a cable that could take the wear and tear of everyday life... People commute, people are gone and charge on the go, people are forced to plug in at work... A cable should be able to handle that without being put in bubble wrap after you're done.
You see, here's where your story falls down.
It didn't "just shred on you". You simply didn't take good enough care of it and because of that it started to come apart.
You have also proven that the cables, when treated well, do last (as the one by your bed is testament to).
Sorry, there's no "story" ...I took fine care of it, it was just used under different circumstances. You imply cables can only be used in a home setting where they are plugged and unplugged once per day. Congratulations on having a life where that is your reality. I expect wear and tear but it's obvious that the lightning cables are lacking durability. But hey, you'll never think that because you take perfect care of your cables so they will last you until the end of days. Peace out bro. Have fun with your superiority complex it will get you far in life.
It will work just fine with the usual USB port. If you take a close look at your USB port, you will notice a plastic chip in the port. As long as the plastic chip fits in the USB cable it will work just like any other cable with the added benefit of bing reversible.
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It will work with all recent USB ports. The made the middle part thinner so you can plug it in from any direction.
Been using the same lightning cable that came with my 5 years ago. It stays plugged into an iPad charger and is the sole charging cable for two iPad Airs, two iPods and my 5s and never had a single problem with it. It have looked closely at it and it still looks like new. All my other cables are new and have never need removed from the box.
People who say they have gone though multiple cables are not doing something right
People who say they have gone though multiple cables are not doing something right
You see, there is a story, and the story is that your Lightning cable "just shredded" on you.
It didn't, that's made up (a story). A bit like human combustion, it doesn't just happen.
If you treated your cable(s) with care, they wouldn't become torn and exposed, but they absolutely don't "just shred".
I treat mine not well. Fly all around the globe for work, and I keep three or four in my gadget bag with power adapters, batteries, etc. Just toss them in. I also have one I use in my car, one at work, one by my nightstand, one by sofa (I code in my spare time, so it's always useful to be able to connect it to Xcode). My 5 year old has one for the old iPhone we gave her, and I assure you she doesn't know how to properly care for cables - sometimes I see her pretending it's a ribbon. My wife has a couple for her I-devices.
Never had a lighting cable fail.
Now, the MagSafes, on the other hand...
Precisely. Apple has had nothing but problems with connectors for years now. That's why they changed the design of the magsafe connector, which by the way still sucks. I've been through 4 on my 09 mbp. 2 of the t design, 2 of the new design. Just moving the unit with it plugged in damages the connector. It has nothing to do with "user error".
You have to be kidding. "Cable tying them correctly"?? Most consumers aren't electricians, and would know or understand how to properly store an electrical cable.
But that's neither here nor there. The lightning cable is sub par. They fail for numerous reasons, and there's no excuse for it. They're too delicate, and should not break under normal consumer use. And its wide spread, regardless of what you're hypothesis is on proving its not. I don't own an iPhone, but the majority of people I know do. And they're always searching for a working charger, because their cables are broken. It seems to be a near 100% fail rate. Cheesy aftermarket cables hold up better than the OEM ones!
And fwiw, my micro USB cables for my nexus hold up to being rippednout of the charging connector, out of the phone etc, and seem to always work fine. I don't " cable tie" them. I don't baby them, I just use them.
Ironically, the EU has *already* standardized mobile phone charger connectors, and this isn't it. They standardized on USB 2.0 'micro' on the phone, and USB on the charger. Moving to this new USB design so quickly would almost completely destroy the gains they made with the existing charger standardization.
a solution!
For everyone who complains of Apple Lightning Cable issues, I have a solution for you:
Get the Apple Lightning to Micro USB Adapter. It's $17.99-19.99 depending on where you buy it. It is vitally important that you suck it up and buy the authentic Apple one, and don't accept any knock-offs.
Why? The Apple version has all of their magic lightning juju in it that makes it work without hiccup or fail. It has the added benefit that it will stick on the end of a Micro-USB cable and stay on it *really well.* Now, you can use whatever micro-usb cable you have - want a long/short/blue/black/clear/white one? have at it. I bet you have at least a handful of them lying around.
The Apple adapter is really well-constructed. It's not gonna be the thing that breaks from using your device while charging the cheap-o micro-usb cable will be the sacrifice. And you can replace those cheaply.
For everyone who complains of Apple Lightning Cable issues, I have a solution for you:
Get the Apple Lightning to Micro USB Adapter. It's $17.99-19.99 depending on where you buy it. It is vitally important that you suck it up and buy the authentic Apple one, and don't accept any knock-offs.
Why? The Apple version has all of their magic lightning juju in it that makes it work without hiccup or fail. It has the added benefit that it will stick on the end of a Micro-USB cable and stay on it *really well.* Now, you can use whatever micro-usb cable you have - want a long/short/blue/black/clear/white one? have at it. I bet you have at least a handful of them lying around.
The Apple adapter is really well-constructed. It's not gonna be the thing that breaks from using your device while charging the cheap-o micro-usb cable will be the sacrifice. And you can replace those cheaply.