Apple may finally fix its flimsy iPhone charger cables:
Every iPhone user likely has had one Lighting cable fray [on] them. It's been an annoying issue, and one that's driven third-party sellers to create braided cables that can withstand more abuse.
It seems that Apple is at the very least researching ways to make its cables more resilient. According to a patent filing first noticed by AppleInsider, Apple has been working on a "cable with variable stiffness" that gets thicker toward the ports.
Lightning cables are known for having thick connector points. It's what Apple internally refers to as the strain relief sleeve. While the ends of Apple cables are meant to keep the cable from fraying, often those areas become pressure and kink points. Apple acknowledged as much in its patent filing.
"In addition to making the cable locally stiffer, the strain relief sleeve also makes the cable thicker at the ends. In some instances, the added thickness may not be desired," the patent filing reads.
To get around this, Apple is essentially designing a cable that has denser material toward the ends that tapers off. [...]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 06 2021, @01:53AM (5 children)
Hilarious!
Always funny when an Apple fanboy reveals their delusion -- even for a second time!
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday February 06 2021, @02:03AM (4 children)
In short, I'd rate your imitation of a Android Fanboy is a C+ but as a Slashdot Android Fanboy you're a solid B! So congrats on pulling up some ... but you're slippin'... that first one was A+! C'mon man. you've got it in you... do better!
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(Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Saturday February 06 2021, @02:25AM (1 child)
And it was that very moment in which the meta-realization hit Tork like Thor's hammer. His life won't be the same ever again. (grin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday February 06 2021, @02:36AM
🤡
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 06 2021, @04:53AM (1 child)
Moving goalposts -- true Apple fanboy move!
... talk about "slippin'..."
HA, HA!
(Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday February 06 2021, @05:05AM
Oooo you totally brought it back... with a little heat on it. Bravo! I think you're ready to go pro!! You know, I mighta hung around the green site if the bar was at your level. Well done, man.
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