USB Reversable Cable Images Emerge

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday April 2, 2014 @09:05AM from the saving-you-3-annoying-seconds-a-couple-times-a-day dept.

Lucas123 writes: "A presentation released today by Intel revealed images of the USB 3.1 Type-C cable and connectors, which is symmetrical and will no longer require a user to correctly orient the plug. Initially, the USB 3.1 Type-C specification will support up to 10Gbps data transfer speeds. The Type-C connectors resemble those of Apple's Thunderbolt cabling in that they are much smaller than today's USB SuperSpeed connectors. The receptacle opening is 8.3mm x 2.5mm.The first iteration will have a 5 volt power transfer rate, but it is expected to deliver up to 100 watts for higher power applications in the future."

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Re:Quick tip - USB logo is always on the top by dacut · 2014-04-02 18:05 · Score: 3, Interesting

So when you plug in a cable, the logo on the top is always correct. When it is a sideways plug, you are on your own. :)
I have a few cables which violate this spec (despite the USB spec being quite clear on this point). I'm not sure if it's a manufacturing error (cable assemblies sent to the molding process upside-down) or the manufacturer just being egotistical ("We want our logo to be visible to the user"). Western Digital, I'm looking at you...
I really ought to toss them (along with my collection of USB 1.1 cables and hubs).