Apple is reportedly testing a new 12-inch MacBook Air that is super-thin, made possible by a new all-in-one USB port. <\/p>\n
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9to5Mac reports that Apple is testing a new 12-inch MacBook Air that is significantly thinner and even narrower than the current 11-inch model. To get a laptop that thin, Apple (AAPL, Tech30) swapped out all of the MacBook's ports for a single all-in-one miracle port. <\/p>\n
Today, MacBook Airs come with a USB port and a MagSafe charging port (and a headphone port -- that's staying). The ports are only a few millimeters thick, basically taking up the entire width of the laptop. <\/p>\n
If Apple does make the decision to switch to so-called USB Type C technology, it will be adopting a new, much thinner kind of USB plug that basically does everything. <\/p>\n
Type-C USB is capable of powering a computer, so users won't need a separate MagSafe charger. It can power a display, and it's significantly faster than \"old school\" USB technology -- fast enough to replace Apple's Thunderbolt ports. <\/p>\n
Best of all, Type-C USB plugs are reversible. That means no more struggling to figure out which way the plug is supposed to go. <\/p>\n
Related: This is the new USB connector - and it's reversible! <\/p>\n
And it's tiny technology. The plugs are roughly the size of today's micro-USB plugs that power just about every non-Apple smartphone. They're slightly larger than Apple's Lightning port. <\/p>\n
If Apple includes Type-C USB in its new MacBooks, which are expected to go on sale in the late spring, it could be just the jolt the new technology needs. The brand new Type-C USB technology started hitting stores late last year, but they haven't been widely adopted. <\/p>\n
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