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Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables th... by lucb1e on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @04:22PM (#10509874)
Wait, you can charge/power a laptop over USB?
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Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables th... by JoshTriplett on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @05:22PM (#10510238)
USB type C, yes. You can charge the current Pixel from a USB port. In the case of a type-A host port, you can do so slowly; in the case of a native type-C port, you can do so quickly.
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