Backers Say USB-C Is the Cable of the Future

BUYING a shiny new laptop, whether it’s a Mac or Windows PC, often evokes both joy and dread.

The dread comes from the cables. The new laptop’s power charger is probably different from the last one’s. So the old power cable gets tossed into the pile of unused e-junk in your closet.

The new laptop probably also includes a new connection port that doesn’t work with many of the accessories you already own, like hard drives, mice and video monitors.

This situation is what the tech industry is hoping to fix with a new connection standard called USB Type-C.

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