Let’s talk about the future of USB-C
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge If you're a longtime listener of The Vergecast, then you know that USB-C comes up a lot. Anytime our colleague Chaim Gartenberg joins the show, there is going to be a brief aside about the complications of USB-C and the many varieties of USB-C cables.
The reason USB-C can be complicated is that we have one plug that does multiple things - from low power to ridiculously high 240-watt power. From basic data to super high-speed data. Thunderbolt. Display monitors. Audio. The dream of a single cable and plug is great, but it's also confusing.
For today's Vergecast, we wanted to take a step back and focus an entire episode on what USB-C is, where it's at today, and what's in store for its future. How do we know what cable to buy? Why is...