You can plug a USB-C cable into a regular USB port with this $8 gadget

Struggles with incompatible ports? Discover the simple $8 adapter that lets you plug USB-C cables into USB-A ports for data ...
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Original USB plug design was non-reversible due to cost

The original Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard Type-A connector was designed to plug in one way, and one way only, due to the price sensitivity of PC makers. In a recent interview with NPR, via The ...
9to5Mac

Why we had to wait for USB-C to get a reversible plug: co-inventor explains

Some wit once described USB-A cables as the only binary option that requires three attempts. There can be few techies who don’t recognize the experience of trying one way, trying the other and then ...
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USB: Deciphering the signaling, connector, and power delivery differences

As mentioned in a recent post, one of the motivations for my acquisition of a Google Chrome OS-based Pixelbook is that it’ll enable me to do a hands-on evaluation of its latest-generation external ...