USB chargers plug into an AC outlet and provide a USB Type A or Type C socket to cable DC power to the device. At the device side, various USB sockets along with Apple's Lightning interface have ...

No more annoyances with a USB plug that mysteriously manages to be upside-down both ways! But it had even more to offer. The new connector was slim enough for the latest lightweight gadgets like ...

A reversible 8-pin plug and socket for Apple mobile devices (the plug inserts in either orientation). Lightning is one end of the cable, with USB Type A at the other. Introduced in 2012 with the ...

but these tend to be larger and have a cable to plug into the 12V socket. But, while the 12V connection can offer far quicker charge times than a USB port, you should proceed with caution.