Side note, does anyone know some sort of cable sleeve similar to this that instead grabs onto the device and stabilizes the port?
As much as I like type-C, the ports on my laptop have worn down significantly and aren’t always stable
Yes, but they typically require that the side on the laptop is also prepared for it. Look for example how the usb ports on toughbooks look. They have a screw next to them.
You can use some of that heat shrink wire wrap to create a stiff cable where you want and how big
Personally I have the opinion that usb-c should be a connector for mobile devices only and there should be something with the size of a type a or b for stationary stuff. The size makes the connector too flimsy
Yes officer. This post over here.
No, seriously, why am I offended. This is offensive to me.
Because that stupid proprietary connector is now illegal in the EU YAAAAY
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Print USB-A sleeves with the logo on the wrong side. People will be so surprised and confused when they can’t plug the cable in on the first try!
…There’s a logo on one side?
I would want an RJ45 charger.
Coaxial for me
Cant do it, the BNC connector is not large enough to house a USBc end, even the Apple one which is the smallest I have. I would have to enlarge the BNC to a near comical size. Now if we removed the moulded housing it could be done, but it would have to be made on a bare PCB/Cable/Connector to be the right size.
An N connector should be just big enough, if not, use a 7/16 DIN connector then.
N connector to SMA, and hardline to USB-C.
25pin serial cable and ain’t nobody at work gonna steal my phone charger no more.
I wish things actually used this, it looks really stable.
Well, you can buy them: https://www.coolgear.com/product/usb31-type-c-to-c-dual-screw-lock-cable
That’s cool, but I wouldn’t have anything to attach it to. It would be great if my laptop had those ports though.
Jack or Plug? if plug, would you want it to look like its plugged in, so just the retention tab and back half are sticking out?
It would be epic if it is both.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6449087
not tested yet
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6449087
I have not done a test print yet, but this might work. Requires a Apple USB-C cable because anything else is too big.
SCSI>USB-C
Which of them, though?
68 wide, of course!
50 pin centronics should be bulkier in all dimensions
What can I say, I’m a middle-of-the-road type guy
I think I want a parallel port or Pata charger
Ha. I like the vga part but the part that makes your usb - c connector look like an old fashioned proprietary apple lightening connector is just too much!
Thank you for pointing that out, I didn’t notice it lmao
(I think that was a joke, it IS actually a lightning cable)
Yeah I’m not entirely sure, but it WOULD be possible to print a sticker like that
But which side would you put it on?
The outside
That reminds me of a joke about a dead baby and a blender.
I know, I had to look at it for a while but the side edges in the pictures are rather sharp while a USB connector would have a completely round edge…
Am I missing something? That’s Apple’s proprietary connector, all right. But it’s not “old-fashioned” in that it’s still currently used for new devices (at least for iPads in the US).
Left: USB-C connector
Right: Apple Lightning connectorAnd USB-C has the wires on the inside (which then goes inside the port on the device). So, unless I’m mistaken, they weren’t trying to look like anything other than the VGA part, because this connector wouldn’t work for anything other than an Apple device…
I believe the joke is calling Apple old fashioned for still sticking to a proprietary cable and/or calling proprietary cables old-fashioned in general. But also, Apple will be switching the iPhone cables to USB-C next gen iirc, so maybe it’s also old fashioned that way?
Apple has already switched their whole lineup to USB-C as far as I can tell, currently replying to this from my USB-C iPhone 15. Even my AirPods are USB-C.
Thanks to EU regulations.
EU, I belive in you!
I believe in EU!
Our new iPad 10 came with a usb c connector too. In the US.
It’s progress! I believe that’s the only regular iPad that has ever come with USB-C. Thank the EU, which required it! Gens 1-9 had the proprietary Lightning connector…
It’s actually kind of a pain because we have so many lightning cables set up where the old iPad (RIP) and our older phones charge.
I’m also a little dubious of the longevity of usb-c ports. 2 of the 4 on my MacBook are less that reliable when plugged into the charger.
Hopefully the iPad works out. The last one lasted us almost 10 years.
look at the vga connector again. it has a little icon on it that looks like a usbc slot
You mean this? That’s on every VGA cable…
That one is a rectangle inside a rectangle. The one in the OP looks like a capsule shape inside a rectangle, more like a usbc connector, so i assumed it was an intentional add by the the person who made the thing as another layer on top of the joke.
But yeah it could also be just someone trying to be clever while whining about usbc not being adopted by iphones sooner, and the icon is off because it’s designed to be made with 3d printer without a high enough level of precision
this is beautiful
We need that guy from Reddit who makes useless products…
You mean the one whose products were so useful he had to change the name of his channel?
Penis
Terrible ideas:
- Garden hose
- NEMA 10-50 - each “prong” could be a different connector
- CCS
- USB-A
- Quick-connect air coupler
The first one reminds me of this classic
First we has the Flesh Light. Then we broke the mold with the Vajankle. Now we have cracked the code with the VaGC!
I think it was in an episode of Mindhunters when they’re speaking with Ed Kemper or someone, and he talks about cutting his mom’s head off and having sex with her neck.
I had to look up what in the world a vajankle was, and I thought, “that’s some serial killer shit.” I don’t even mean that in a kink shaming kind of way, that line from Kemper was just the first thing that popped into my mind… but thank you, I guess; now I know that’s something that exists.
One of those big old audio jacks. Bonus points for use of metal and leaving a good chunk of it ‘sticking out’.
This is brilliant! 👍
