Apple patents a MagSafe to USB-C switch for MacBooks

Apple seems to have backtracked on the connector MagSafe refers and is that, as you already know, with the arrival of the 12-inch Macbook and the MacB0ok Pro with and without Touch Bar the famous magnetic charging connector ceased to exist.

The first reaction of users was to criticize the company's maneuver, claiming that they could have done a little research to develop a kind of hybrid connector between what is the MagSafe and USB-C. That is precisely what has happened and proof of this is the patent that those of the company from the block have presented.

Apple has patented a new adapter similar to the one on sale to convert the MagSafe to MagSafe 2 but to convert the USB-C port to MagSafe. In this way it would bring the comfort of the MagSafe back to the new laptops that it has put on the market while leaving the followers who requested it calmer at the same time. 

I do not know if you have stopped to think a little about the movements Apple is making in terms of its products, but in recent months we have had product launches as well as statements from Apple itself that show that they are looking very much at what the use you ask. Proof of this is this new patent that may see the light of day in a short time. 

With this type of adapter, the new laptops could be recharged with the existing MagSafe chargers, although we would have to be attentive to the voltage of each one of them, something that Apple itself would limit if it finally sees the light. this patent.


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  1.   Alberto Lozano said

    These adapters (or "standoffs" 🙂 have long been on the market in Lightning and microUSB versions:
    http://www.banggood.com/2-in-1-Nylon-Magnetic-2_1A-8-Pin-Micro-USB-Cable-for-iPhone-Android-Phone-p-1119509.html?rmmds=category.