USB is everywhere. Xbox, PlayStation, Wii/Wii U, and of course, Mac and PC. So when I saw an article announcing the USB 3.1 standard, it didn't really blip on my radar. I mean, sure, there's always some excitement about faster data transfer speeds, but quite frankly, those sometimes don't mean much unless your computer has components of equal quality to match.
That's when I saw an image similar to the one shown below. Note the style of plug being used in the picture:
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| An example of the USB type C cable connector |
Yes, along with the new standard that should include backward compatibility with older devices, the folks at the USB Implementer's Forum decided that not only should there be a new standard that makes all of your current devices slower, but that there should also be a new standard that makes backward compatibility a pain in the butt by making your current devices slower, but this time, they also found a way to make them obsolete as well.
Now, that's not to say that it's not a bad idea to introduce this type of plug. No, the concept of the plug is brilliant because it is the same on both ends, as well as the top and bottom, so that aspect of the cable is foolproof. At any rate, we'll just have to let time determine if it will catch on or not. Then again, both Apple and Google have adopted it in their newest laptops -- Google with the Chromebook and Apple with the MacBook Air -- see 'Today I Lost Faith in Humanity,' Monday, March 9, 2015.
P.S. Did anyone notice the Money For Nothing parody in the title?
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