Patently Apple, that wonderful repository of all things Apple's trying to get a patent on, revealed yesterday that Apple was recently awarded eight new patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office, and that second on the list was a previously unknown, but undeniably sexy hybrid DisplayPort/USB 3.0 adapter.
This is cool because, well, USB 3.0 is cool, and so is any awesome new technology, which this looks like it is. The hybrid connector would allow you to connect your favourite Apple product (Patently Apple says that the iPod line would likely be the first to take advantage of this new technology, with the rest of the line eventually getting it) with either a DisplayPort or USB 3.0 interface, all from the same connector. This would allow Apple to finally provide support for USB 3.0 -- which is way faster than USB 2.0, thus better -- while also allowing them to continue on with their obsessive crusade to only ever have a single connector on their iOS devices.
For more information, including information on the seven other patents Apple was just awarded, head over to Patently Apple.
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maxwell94
April 06, 2011 at 7:52pm
I thought the next thing would be air Sync? I know this would be much faster. And probably give the ipods and iphones many more possibilities. But I was really looking forward to syncing my iphone while it was on the other side of the room.
