Patriot announced a new dual-sided USB flash drive. The flash drive features a USB Type-C connector on one side, while the opposing side features a USB Type-A connector utilizing the USB 3.0 standard. The flash drive will be available in 32 GB and 64 GB capacities when it is released this June.
Although this is just a flash drive, it is important to see that Type-C devices are starting to come to the market. In recent months, we have seen several companies working to adopt the new USB 3.1 standard and the new USB Type-C connector into their products.
For desktop users, motherboards from Asus, ASRock, Biostar, and MSI have already been announced that will make use of this connector.
In addition to the new motherboards, Apple has added a USB Type-C connector to its latest MacBook, Google outfitted its new Chromebook Pixel with a pair of them, and Microsoft has added support for the new USB standard into Windows 10. Although we have not seen any phones or tablets yet featuring the USB Type-C connector, the MHL Consortium has declared that the latest MHL standard supports the Type-C connector as well.
These new products show the support for the new Type-C connector, but having a Type-C connection is of little use without compatible accessories. This flash drive is important because it's another sign that the new USB Type-C connector is getting greater traction and is increasingly spreading throughout the market.
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