Everything you need to know about USB Type C

Phones, laptops, tablets, hybrid computing devices, the GPS navigator in your car, and the smart TV sitting in your living room for that matter, all have some sort of USB ports on them. The Type-A, or the Type A-male connector, is the most commonly seen flat and rectangular connector—the kind you would see when a USB pen drive is connected to a computer. So much so that the latest Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro laptop does away with a separate charger, and one of the USB 3.0 ports doubles up as the charging port as well. This is also considerably more than USB 3.0’s 5 volts and 1.8 amps, and means quicker charging of bigger capacity batteries in laptops, etc. Apple is selling a multi-port dongle which plugs into the USB Type-C port on the MacBook, and offers one USB 3.0, one HDMI out and one Type-C connector extension.