00:00The Era of Cable Chaos
00:02The end of the Tangle for years, our homes have been a graveyard of chargers, a tangled mess of cables that seem designed to frustrate us.
00:11The infamous Octopus Cable was the symbol of this era, a disaster with connectors that were never the ones we needed.
00:18But this chaos is coming to an end, all thanks to an unexpected hero, the USB-C.
00:24This connector, launched in 2014, was born to solve a universal problem.
00:30The frustration of plugging in a USB-A, which seemed to require three attempts to get it right.
00:35But the USB-C didn't stop there.
00:38Its small, elegant, reversible design was just the beginning.
00:43It's now in 96% of laptops and 60% of phones, and its popularity is due to its unstoppable advantages.
00:50It's incredibly fast, capable of transferring data at 10 GBPs, with Thunderbolt technology.
00:56That speed can reach 40 GBPs, enough to move an entire high-definition movie in just seconds.
01:03Thanks to the USB Power Delivery, USB-PD protocol, a single cable can deliver up to 100 watts, enough to charge laptops and monitors.
01:12For your phone, this means a 70% faster charge and the ability to share power with other devices.
01:18It doesn't just handle data and power, but also transmits audio and video signals.
01:23A single port can project a 4,000 movie onto an external screen, eliminating the need for multiple cables.
01:30The goal was always clear, one cable for everything.
01:33And giants like Apple, Google and Microsoft have embraced this vision.
01:37But if USB-C was the technology, the final push came from a powerful regulator, the European Union.
01:44Tired of the 11,000 tons of discarded chargers each year, the EU made a historic decision.
01:50By the fall of 2024, the USB-C will be the common charging port for all phones, tablets and cameras sold in its territory.
01:58A measure that not only seeks to reduce electronic waste, but also promises to save consumers up to 250 million euros annually.
02:07The company Apple, which already used USB-C in its iPads and MacBooks, held on to the Lightning port on the iPhone.
02:15Although Lightning was a great innovation at the time, it couldn't compete with the speed and power of USB-C.
02:20Apple's resistance was tied to its made-for-iPhone program,
02:24a lucrative revenue stream that allowed it to charge licensing fees to accessory manufacturers.
02:30But faced with the threat of not being able to sell iPhones in the EU, Apple had no choice but to comply.
02:37It was rumored that they would try to limit the functionality of non-certified cables,
02:41but the European Commission has been clear.
02:43Any such attempt would be an obstacle to the sale of their devices.
02:47The outcome is inevitable.
02:48The age of the octopus cable is over.
02:51Thanks to its technological superiority and bold regulation,
02:54USB-C is not just an option, it's the new standard.
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