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State of USB Fall 2016 - More Type-C and More Safety

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October 10, 2016

Lots of great new stuff being built. All with USB and USB Type-C.

The new Apple Watch Series 2 uses USB to charge.
I’ve got a new USB battery/iPhone phone case w so I can use a mini-B connector to charge my iPhone.
Google announced the Pixel Phones which will only have a USB Type-C connector
- Gizmodo says this is the first major phone to move to Type-C as both the Galaxy 7 and iPhone 7 do not use Type-C.
- http://gizmodo.com/googles-pixel-phones-everything-you-need-to-know-1787381364
- At their launch site, Google says the Google Pixel can get to 7 hours of battery life in 15 minutes of charging using their 18W USB Type-C charger with USB Power Delivery.