usb hardware
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World’s First Waterproof iPhone With a Working USB-C Port Is Going Up for Auction
Three months ago, engineering student Ken Pillonel successfully reverse-engineered and hacked an iPhone X with a working USB-C port: a useful feature Apple still refuses to deliver. Inspired by Pillonel’s ingenuity, Gernot Jöbstl has one-upped their creation with another iPhone X with a USB-C port, but with an improved execution that’s also completely waterproof —…
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Some New Tesla Cars Are Reportedly Showing Up Without USB Ports, Only Holes
Imagine you spent more than $59,000 for a new car — and in some cases more than $147,900 — only for it to arrive at your home without all its USB ports. In some cases, there are only holes where the USB ports are supposed to be. That’s purportedly what’s been happening to some Tesla…
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Engineer One-Ups Apple By Adding a Working USB-C Port to an iPhone
Earlier this fall, the European Union designated USB-C as the common charging port for future phones. While we wait for Apple to get with the program, an enterprising engineer went ahead and made what might be the world’s first iPhone with USB-C.
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Apple Take Note: You Can Park Lenovo’s New Cordless Mouse on a Wireless Charging Pad
It’s been over five years and the second-generation Apple Magic Mouse still needs to be awkwardly flipped on its back like a turtle to be recharged with a lightning cable — rendering it unusable in the process. A better approach is what Lenovo has done with its new Go mouse, letting it rest atop a…