Someone needs to cut their nails.
That's you know it's a legit leak!
The green dot signifies that your charger is the newer kind, which has redesigned plugs that won't break off in the plugin. There was a recall for something like that.
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Image of Redesigned Apple USB Power Adapter Surfaces [Updated]
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That's you know it's a legit leak!
The green dot signifies that your charger is the newer kind, which has redesigned plugs that won't break off in the plugin. There was a recall for something like that.
That's what I was thinking. It would be really nice to have a universal charger so I don't have to find the right plug when switching from iPhone to iPad.
Great, another wider accessory that won't fit in the surge protector strip in the middle.
Nails = legit
Nails = legit
It's to disguise their identity. Afterward, they clip their nails so they can deny it was them, like shaving off your beard after robbing a bank.
The smaller the better I say. Would be a nice feature for those who always carry chargers with them. An increase in wattage would be cool too.
This has to be real. The long male fingernails prove it. Is there something in Chinese culture where the men don't cut the nails on their thumbs?
I'm hopping this too. Only drawback if they make the old 12V adapter obsolete is that I like the fact that one can switch the duck head and use a longer cable.
Because it was so hard to unplug before and hurt everyone.
Encourages people to not try to extricate the plug by tugging on the wire, I suppose.
It fits with the concept of being just a millisecond easier to plug in, like the new USB cable. The square design requires you to look it over and orient which way is horizontal before plugging in. Not a big deal but it's another tiny usability improvement...one that I'm guessing would also benefit the blind.
I use the two interchangably. Haven't noticed any harmful effects. I guess the iPad would just charge slower on the iPhone plug.
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I doubt the engineering is all that simple. It is only a 1-inch sized device.
It isn't simple but these days you can find chips that will work right across the AC line to devlipers 5VDC. The question is the efficiency high enough to support two regulators at ten watts each. By the way I'd fully expect a larger physical case. The problem as many have already alluded to, is finding enough room for multiple charging point where your AC power is located. Sometimes you don't want to carry around multiple outlet strips or other solutions, for example when you are traveling.
In a nut shell I see it as a seriously good idea to provide multiple USB charging ports in one of these adapters. Even if Apple sold it as an auxiliary piece of equipment. Hell they could take the basic Mac Book charger housing and set it up with multiple charging point for 5VDC USB devices and I'd buy it. Such a housing could easily support 4 USB charging ports.
