Apple Files Patent For New Proprietary Port 282
rwise2112 writes "Apple proposes a solution to multiple port requirements within limited space: the two in one port. The port is described as a 'Combined Input Port,' where two different interfaces could be in one port. The input port includes an outer wall defining a receiving aperture, a substrate positioned within the receiving aperture. One set of contacts is configured to communicate with a first connector and the second set of contacts is configured to communicate with a second connector. Looks like another addition to the special Apple cable lineup."
Speaking as a Mac owner (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, fuck.
bad enough every video cable is an adaptor, now what, more? [groans]
Dongles (Score:3, Funny)
What is it with Apple engineers and 1000 different connectors? Do they have a dongle fetish?
Re:Prior art (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Prior art (Score:4, Funny)
USB 3.0 cables are a marriage of two different connectors.
Abomination!
Marriage is only between 1 man and 1 woman! So sayeth the bearded fairy in the sky!