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Amazon Bans Sale of Potentially Dangerous USB-C Cables
Amazon has tightened restrictions on the Sale of USB-C Cables and adapters on its online store in an effort to protect customers from risky substandard products (via The Verge).
The online retailer added **n-compliant USB-C Cables to its list of prohibited items, following a flood of Potentially damaging third-party Cables onto the market. The new **te on Amazon's page of undesirables prohibits "any USB-C? (or USB Type-C?) cable or adapter product that is **t compliant with standard specifications issued by 'USB Implementers Forum Inc.'" The update was spotted by Google engineer Benson Leung, who has been testing USB-C cables sold by Amazon in an effort to highlight the risks of **n-compliant products. Leung was spurred into action after a USB-C charging cable he bought destroyed a Chromebook Pixel he was working on in compatibility tests.  Apple introduced the USB-C standard to its Mac range with the release of the 12-inch Retina MacBook. The new standard allows charging, data transfer, and video over a single connector. As a result, USB-C Cables are capable of carrying a lot more power than traditional USB connectors, making faulty units a risk to computers and power supplies, and Potentially a fire hazard. Apple states in a support document that the 12-inch MacBook will charge from USB-C power adapters **t manufactured by Apple if they adhere to the USB Power Delivery specification. Based on Leung's extensive testing, 30 percent of third-party USB-C Cables currently available do **t meet USB-IF standards. Apple's USB-C ports are designed to shut down if a larger-than-expected amount of power is detected flowing through cables, however Amazon's ban should mean Cables that can damage or shut down a device will ** longer be offered through the site. Apple suffered its own USB-C problems when a "design issue" in charging Cables shipped with certain Retina MacBooks failed to supply sufficient charge when connected to a power adapter. Apple is providing new, redesigned USB-C charge Cables to MacBook owners with faulty Cables at ** cost. Related Roundup: Retina MacBook Tags: amazon.com, USB-C Buyer's Guide: MacBook (Don't Buy) Discuss this article in our forums أكثر... ??????? ??????: Amazon Bans Sale of Potentially Dangerous USB-C Cables || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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