Japanese Firm's USB-C Cable Rotates 360 Degrees

Japanese electronics manufacturer Sanwa Supply has launched a rotating USB-C cable capable of 240W power delivery but sadly USB 2.0 transfer speeds, Tom'sHardware reports. The $16 cable features a 360-degree rotating connector and is available in 1-meter and 1.8-meter lengths, with both USB-C to USB-C and USB-A to USB-C options, the report adds.

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[easyTree]

Wow, raising the bar on the number of ads possible on one page. Awesome!

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[ZipK]

I hope they patented the ad cramming technology.

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[PPH]

That does it with the ad overload. I'm turning around 360 degrees and walking right out of here.

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[JamesTRexx]

You are on a webpage full of little advertisements, all different.

Go (B)ack, (C)lick, (D)espair?

Geometry

[Roger W Moore]

I'm turning around 360 degrees and walking right out of here.

That's exactly what they are hoping for. Try 180 degrees next time.

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[BeepBoopBeep]

its tomshardware ....

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[easyTree]

Maybe I should be using a Snark Blocker...

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[drinkypoo]

I saw this same advertisement on Faceboot today. I think it was from Tom's hardware. I laugh reacted.

Now I'm laughing at this shithole as well.

These types are the best

[Sebby]

These swivel-type connectors are awesome - my kid kept going through normal cables like crazy (they would always break apart at the sleeve near the connector due to tension) for the tablet we have; once I switched to these types of connectors I've not had to replace a cable since. That plus a magnetic adapter saves the connection socket too.

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[OrangeTide]

Technology is so great that we don't have to adapt or change our behavior.

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[JamesTRexx]

I could use power and data cables like that. I've seen it with phone cords and laptops where I use the same manner in picking up and putting down, yet still the cords rotate and twist for some reason after a while.

Well, I suspect it's cable gnomes. They must also be the reason why the cabling from my stereo ends up tangled even when untouched for years.

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[rta]

You say that as if it's a bad thing...

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[ObliviousGnat]

Except the magnetic adapter kills the motherboard. [reddit.com]

Be very careful here

[PhrostyMcByte]

the USB-C subreddit has a lot of examples of non-standard cables that look super useful but are electrically unsound in a way that can damage some devices.

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[rta]

Yes, and "they're not always wrong", but overall they're also a bunch of pearl clutchers. iirc there's a blanket ban in that subreddit on asking about magnetic connectors in there because the ONLY answer is "though shalt use usb-c certified hardware only! anything else will burn your house down".

Obey the Signal Inegrity

[BrendaEM]

Anything USB3 and above are a fairly high-speed correction, a transmission line. USB3 alternates 1s and 0s to keep the cabled from becoming too energized or denergized. The cable makers caused such major discontinuities that there was too much reflected power and insertion loss.

USB II??

[Slashythenkilly]

Wow, sounds like something you buy at the drugstore. Yesterdays tech at tomorrows prices. Also saw a VHS copy of Harry Potter movie for $20 at my Rite Aid before they closed up shop.

Sadly? Only to the stupid.

[gweihir]

You can get about 4 lines, maybe 6 in extreme cases, through connectors like that and the signal will not be very good. That is just enough for USB 2.0. If you wanted to get USB3 through a rotating connector, you probably would have to go optical. Say > $500 for a connector or so.