Appleā€™s iPhone Lightning Cable May Have Reversible USB Included

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Appleā€™s lightning connector was a great idea for users who tired of putzing around with their 30 pin Apple connectors. Over the weekend Sonny Dickson leaked out on Twitter that Apple may be including a reversible USB connector opposite the lightning connector which would be equally useful. Check out Dicksonā€™s tweets after the break.

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Blurb from Appleā€™s Patent Filing

Embodiments can provide reversible or dual orientation USB plug connectors for mating with standard USB receptacle connectors, e.g., a standard Type A USB receptacle connector. Accordingly, the present invention may be compatible with any current or future electronic device that includes a standard USB receptacle connector. USB plug connectors according to the present invention can have a 180 degree symmetrical, double orientation design, which enables the plug connector to be inserted into a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two intuitive orientations. Some embodiments of the present invention may be used with or require a non-standard USB receptacle connector. Thus, embodiments of the present invention may reduce the potential for USB connector damage and user frustration during the incorrect insertion of a USB plug connector into a corresponding USB receptacle connector of an electronic device.

AĀ reversible USB connector isnā€™t new news, and you can read more about a standard USB solution HERE. It is nice to see Apple trying to incorporate the idea into the iPhone and iPad connectors. It will be very convenient Ā for iDevices users to have the reversible function on both ends of their cables. What do you think of these developments? Let us know on Google+, Facebook and Twitter.

[button link=ā€http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-iphone-6-rumored-feature-new-lightning-cable-reversible-usb-connector-1661062ā€³ icon=ā€fa-external-linkā€ side=ā€leftā€ target=ā€blankā€ color=ā€285b5eā€ textcolor=ā€ffffffā€]Source: IBT[/button][button link=ā€https://twitter.com/SonnyDicksonā€ icon=ā€fa-external-linkā€ side=ā€leftā€ target=ā€blankā€ color=ā€285b5eā€ textcolor=ā€ffffffā€]Source: Sonny Dickson on Twitter[/button]

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Last Updated on November 27, 2018.

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