A Brief History of USB Connectors - Collin’s Lab Notes #adafruit #collinslabnotes

The evolution of USB connectivity - in under a minute.
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[JuanExplorador]

I'd love if USB D or E ends up being something crazy like a barrel connector that carries ac and has a pair of fiber-optic for longer cables to be possible

[danielwalker]

I remember reading somewhere that type-C is supposed to be future proof but we'll

[dtloveless]

Can't forget about backwards compatible Micro B 3.0: the hardest possible thing to plug in the dark!

[DoctorX]

Type C is my favorite, but between micro B and mini B, I actually prefer mini B... easier to tell which way to plug it in and to get it in!

[lastresort]

Just living to see every generation of USB makes me feel old.

[carthoughtswithdan]

I literally hissed IRL at the micro USB

[rpavlik]

I always felt like mini b was more reliable, but I think that's just because I use it so much less, it doesn't get a chance to wear out.

[mocchihedron]

You left out my favorite, USB Micro B.

The wide boi with Micro USB backwards compatibility.

[pham]

Usb A will never die, it evoles to 4.0 now

[Lalasfritas]

mini b is probably my favorite. Type C is good, but over time it easily disconnects. Micro b is horrendous and always wears out. I've found mini b to be the sturdiest out of all of them.

[J-W_Grimbeek]

A genuinely interesting and informative short, thanks

[TheOofaloofa]

That deep voice sounds so nice man. Damn!

[bryanespino]

Let's not forget the beast of a charger no one liked for the galaxy S5/4 micro B fast charger

[Jay-uulu]

I've been having concepts on paper of a USB cable that's a circle so you can spin it around and not worry about the port breaking

[treed]

As far as charging cables go, I like the mini. It just seems more robust

[averyoldYoutubeuser]

The mini B is widely popular in Chinese products in the past such as tablets, photo frame, mp3 players, bluetooth speakers etc
The contrast of the mini B is that it gets loose easily overtime

[Tomas-bgzf]

C is pretty cool but one thing I don’t like is that the tab in the middle of the socket makes it very hard to clean, especially if it is on a phone where dust and lint gets into the port.

[michaelhanson]

Type A was a host type connection and came in 1995. Type B is for peripherals and came out in 1996. For 1 year we were plugging in the cable to our PC and just having wires hanging and not connected to anything. It was a marketing masterpiece.

[itschillincali]

This video reminded me to charge my phone... from a USB type c cable :)

[BSOE]

You skipped Frankenstein monster Micro3.0
*GOOD**