Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUK to consider USB-C as charging standardwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkUK to consider USB-C as charging standardwww.theregister.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoThe whole discussion seems a bit pointless, what else other than USB-C would one use?
minus-squareegonallanon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoI say we bring back barrel Jacks for all devices. None of this transferring data and power nonsense.
minus-squaremipadaitu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThe problem is that without any data line, you can’t negotiate voltage, which makes a single standard for all devices difficult.
minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoTbf you can relatively easily transmit power and data on the same conductor
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIf apple had their way I bet it would be lightning.
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI’ve seen a few comments on the BBC suggesting that this will stifle innovation because “a better cable could be designed”, but given USB-C supports alt modes, this seems like a daft argument to me.
The whole discussion seems a bit pointless, what else other than USB-C would one use?
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I say we bring back barrel Jacks for all devices. None of this transferring data and power nonsense.
The problem is that without any data line, you can’t negotiate voltage, which makes a single standard for all devices difficult.
Tbf you can relatively easily transmit power and data on the same conductor
If apple had their way I bet it would be lightning.
I’ve seen a few comments on the BBC suggesting that this will stifle innovation because “a better cable could be designed”, but given USB-C supports alt modes, this seems like a daft argument to me.