Backfill · 2021
#12 of 315USB-C Universal Charging
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Personal photo: A single white USB-C cable coiled on a desk next to a laptop, phone, and wireless earbuds case, all showing USB-C charging ports.
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My laptop, phone, tablet, and portable speaker all charge with the same USB-C cable now. Traveling with 1 cable instead of 4 is a design achievement that deserves more appreciation. It took the industry over a decade of competing standards to get here. But packing for a trip now takes 30 seconds instead of 5 minutes of hunting through a drawer for the right charger.