Over the past years, Apple has steadily reduced the number of ports in the MacBook. At the 13-inch MacBook Pro, released in 2012, there were eight, while the thin MacBook Air 2015 with a sample screen 11 - for four. The new model MacBook, announced on March 9, there are only two: the 3.5 mm audio jack and versatile USB Type-C, an employee at the same time for charging, data transfer and connect monitors. Known blogger John Gruber of Daring Fireball says that the inventor "USB Future" is the company Apple.
With the release of a podcast «The Talk Show» on March 12, Gruber said, citing informed sources, what Apple has developed a new industry standard USB.
"I have heard, I can not say from whom that USB-C is an invention of Apple and that she gave it to standards bodies. But the policy of the organization is such that it does not mention the names of the inventors. Apple itself also can not announce it publicly. But this development by Apple and that is the "apple" company promotes this standard" - said Gruber. According to the blogger, Apple created a USB-C simultaneously with the Lightning.
"USB-C was created in parallel with the Apple Lightning and she gave it to USB 3.0 Promoter Group. The aim was to make a new interface that will be thin enough to fit in its devices and thus symmetric for ease of use" - he said.
USB Type-C - a new super-fast connector, based on the specifications of USB 3.1 and 2.0.He has a lot of advantages. First, type connector with symmetrical, like Lightning-connector, which means that users no longer have to guess which side to insert the "stick" to the computer. Moreover, such cables also reversible: on both sides of identical connectors are used, which allows connection to either end of the device.
Second, the size of USB Type-C is very close to the Lightning in the iPhone and iPad.Compactness (~ 8,4h2,6 mm) connector lets you use devices of any type of personal computers and ultra-thin laptops to smartphones, tablets and other electronics. Thirdly, USB-C compatible with the USB 3.1 standard 2nd generation, and hence the data rate on it can be very high - up to 10 gigabits per second (~ 1.25 gigabytes per second).
Finally, USB-C - is a universal connector. It can be used for almost anything: to connect the "flash drives", monitors, external hard drives and other peripherals for charging, as well as for the transmission of video and other multimedia content.