Do you need a paracord USB cable with GX12 aviation connectors in the middle? Of course not. But you still want one, don’t you? As [Josef] admits in his blog post, there’s nothing particularly ...

and a very prolific reviewer of USB Type-C connectors on Amazon. The latest cable he tested destroyed his test equipment, including a $1500 Chromebook Pixel 2 (link dead, try Internet Archive).

You might have seen this type of charger on some of your newer devices. It's a USB-C cable. USB-C is great. It can transfer data, power, video, audio, and it's not limited to one manufacturer ...

which is the same as most USB-A connectors. But many devices use something called a Power Delivery (PD) protocol, which will let a USB-C cable deliver up to 100 watts. PD cables can charge laptops ...