A new kind of USB cable will give you at least one less first world problem to complain about.
Images of a standardized USB cord that is the same on both ends have surfaced on The Verge, which reported that Foxconn is working on the new design.
Called "Type C," the cable will likely become the default connector for nearly every device, Yahoo Tech said. The thinner design features the same connection on both ends and also works whichever way it's turned, meaning that you'll never try to plug in your USB cord upside down again.
"The new design is meant to catch up with the fact that devices are getting thinner and thinner," said Yahoo Tech's Alyssa Bereznak. "And that people don't like having to worry which side is up."
The Verge pointed out the new design is similar to Apple's Lightning cable, which is also reversible. The new Type C cord is expected to have a bandwidth of up to 10Gbps.
The design and specifications have not been finalized yet, but the final product is expected to be approved in July.
According to the USB Implementers Forum, which oversees the Universal Serial Bus specification, the new cables could be available for sale later this year.
"The specification is anticipated to be completed in July 2014. We could see products with the new cable by end of year," the USB IF told CNET on Wednesday at the Intel Developer Forum conference in Shenzhen, China.
The new design will also alert the user with an "audible click" when it's correctly plugged in and allow for 10,000 times of being unplugged and replugged, CNET reported.
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