A very quick midweek video about Magnetic USB cables.
I bought something like £70 of magnetic USB cables to make this video - and in the end I'm still not sure whether there's any point behind them. However I'm pretty confident that I've found the best one available.
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I know it’s an old video, but I have to say, I think these things are worth it if you have children. My little one is onto her second iPad due to killing the lightening port. Walking away with it still plugged in, dropping it still plugged in, the strain on the lightening port when she runs off with it still on charge and rips the cable out at all angles. With this it doesn’t matter as the magnets just pull apart and no harm done.
looks intriguing. Though accessories manufacturers have still not realized USB C is a thing, so even I can't have fun with semi-silly accessories like this...
Thank you. I think it will reduce wear and tear of the socket.
Good remark about comments at the start. I like it! And you are right, there is not much use for a magnetic connector on an iPhone: when you stumble on the cable, the phone will likely not disconnect and the phone will go on the floor... Its not as heavy as a notebook computer.
It's interesting that it only connects one way. Because Lightning is reversible, it should have been possible, with a symmetrical pin layout, to make it connect either way. Perhaps it's because they use the same part for micro USB, to make manufacturing easier.
I think they may have not used all the pins to prevent shorts. I think some of the lightning pins provide power to accessories, so you don't want these ones exposed in a pocket that could get shorted out with coins. Just a guess though...I don't have any real idea.