USB-C explained: How to get the most from it (and why it still keeps getting better)

Now that you’re used to seeing co-workers, family, and strangers on planes use the oblong USB-C connector, it’s time to see just what this promising standard is capable of. As we approach its eighth birthday, the USB-C plug is now part and parcel of most current laptops, phones, and tablets. Even MacBooks, iPads, and Chromebooks are moving to USB-C.In other words, we are well into the USB-C era, and the older rectangular USB Type-A plug we are so used to is slowly going the way of t