Enjoy the best of both worlds with this<\/span> thought? You’ll be able to plug all of your future gadgets into the same cable in the future?<\/p>\nAndroid and iPhone lovers can now enjoy a cable harmony like no other.<\/p>\n
Your iPhone can run on the same cable that was just powering up your MacBook \u2013 and maybe even your PlayStation DualSense controller or beloved novelty desk fan.<\/p>\n
The idea sounds absurd. I remember only yesterday when all the gadget manufacturers had their unique cables for each product.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve still got cupboards full of strange cables whose origins escape me.<\/p>\n
Naturally, I am afraid to throw them out in case I want to use a laptop that I haven’t used since 2008.<\/p>\n
The cable-swamp life of the past will be soon a distant and strange memory, as all plugs are now USB-C to USB-C and vice versa.<\/p>\n
Even if all this makes you angry, your anger shouldn’t go towards Apple. They didn\u2019t really have a choice.<\/p>\n
In the last year, EU legislators approved a bill that mandates gadget makers include USB-C as a standard on all new products.<\/p>\n
Apple had already been required to change the date from 2024.<\/p>\n
You will certainly create some eWaste in the very near future.<\/p>\n
The EU is right to believe that it can reduce electronic waste over the long-term.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll be able to tell your grandchildren about the selfless deed of buying an iPhone 15 and saving the planet. All heroes do not wear capes.<\/p>\n
USB-C offers some advantages in terms of technical performance over Lightning.<\/p>\n
USB-C can deliver higher data rates and power than Lightning. You can also transfer to another country.<\/span> speeds.<\/p>\nIt’s the ability to use one cable for everything that is really the biggest perk. That\u2019s the dream, soon a reality.<\/p>\n
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So while we should rightly mourn the Lightning cable and the good times we had with it, it\u2019s time to accept that it\u2019s ultimately destined for the same fate as watching movies on VHS and using an abacus to count things.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll USB-C you on the other side.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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