The next generation USB connectors, known as USB Type-C, will be thinner, sleeker and will have the advantage of fitting into the drive both ways (up and down), meaning you'll be able to plug one in irrespective of which way up it is.
Industry review of the Type-C specification is scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2014, with publication of a final specification expected in the middle of the year.
Industrial experts and major companies supporting the format — informs that an adapter will be necessary for the use of current USB devices with future PCs, smartphones or tablets with support for the new format.
Faster
USB Type-C will be able to transfer data at a rate of around 640Mbps, which is an improvement over USB 2.0 and microUSB which have transfer speeds of around 480Mbps, but is some way off the 10Gbps speed offered by USB 3.1.
Another key benefit of the new USB standard will be that Type-C will have the to charge devices with larger batteries faster than before, again something likely to appeal to smartphone and tablet manufacturers.
The new USB cables will allow a much higher amount of power to be transferred across the cable, meaning that the problem of not having enough AC adapters and plug sockets could become a thing of the past.
For example, you could power your desktop monitor and desktop PC using a single power cable, with the new USB cable transferring power from one to the other.
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