FYI: HTC ExtUSB connector and USB cables

Although the latest HTC handsets use a standard Micro USB connection,
some earlier HTC handsets (e.g., T-Mobile myTouch 3G, aka HTC Magic)
used a proprietary HTC "ExtUSB" connection.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extusb#Proprietary_connectors_and_formats>

Although ExtUSB cables tend to be harder to find, with fewer varieties,
and more expensive than standard USB cables, the ExtUSB connector is
backward compatible with Mini USB, which means a standard Mini USB cable
will work for charge and sync functions. The extra pins in ExtUSB are
only for (analog) audio and video.

Caveat: Standard Mini USB connectors, especially cheap ones, don't fit
as snugly and securely in HTC ExtUSB sockets as ExtUSB connectors.

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John Navas wrote on [Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:09:36 -0700]:
> Although the latest HTC handsets use a standard Micro USB connection,
> some earlier HTC handsets (e.g., T-Mobile myTouch 3G, aka HTC Magic)
> used a proprietary HTC "ExtUSB" connection.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extusb#Proprietary_connectors_and_formats>
>
> Although ExtUSB cables tend to be harder to find, with fewer varieties,
> and more expensive than standard USB cables, the ExtUSB connector is
> backward compatible with Mini USB, which means a standard Mini USB cable
> will work for charge and sync functions. The extra pins in ExtUSB are
> only for (analog) audio and video.
>
> Caveat: Standard Mini USB connectors, especially cheap ones, don't fit
> as snugly and securely in HTC ExtUSB sockets as ExtUSB connectors.

Mini or micro USB?

The incredible had a weird shaped port, but micro USB fits it...

John Navas wrote on [Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:09:36 -0700]:
> Although the latest HTC handsets use a standard Micro USB connection,
> some earlier HTC handsets (e.g., T-Mobile myTouch 3G, aka HTC Magic)
> used a proprietary HTC "ExtUSB" connection.
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extusb#Proprietary_connectors_and_formats>
>
> Although ExtUSB cables tend to be harder to find, with fewer varieties,
> and more expensive than standard USB cables, the ExtUSB connector is
> backward compatible with Mini USB, which means a standard Mini USB cable
> will work for charge and sync functions. The extra pins in ExtUSB are
> only for (analog) audio and video.
>
> Caveat: Standard Mini USB connectors, especially cheap ones, don't fit
> as snugly and securely in HTC ExtUSB sockets as ExtUSB connectors.

Mini or micro USB?

The incredible had a weird shaped port, but micro USB fits it...

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:34:24 +0000 (UTC), Justin
<[email protected]> wrote:
> John Navas wrote on [Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:09:36 -0700]:
> > Although the latest HTC handsets use a standard Micro USB
connection,
> > some earlier HTC handsets (e.g., T-Mobile myTouch 3G, aka HTC
Magic)
> > used a proprietary HTC "ExtUSB" connection.
> >
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extusb#...rs_and_formats
>
> >
> > Although ExtUSB cables tend to be harder to find, with fewer
varieties,
> > and more expensive than standard USB cables, the ExtUSB connector
is
> > backward compatible with Mini USB, which means a standard Mini
USB cable
> > will work for charge and sync functions. The extra pins in
ExtUSB are
> > only for (analog) audio and video.
> >
> > Caveat: Standard Mini USB connectors, especially cheap ones,
don't fit
> > as snugly and securely in HTC ExtUSB sockets as ExtUSB connectors.


> Mini or micro USB?


> The incredible had a weird shaped port, but micro USB fits it...

Mini (not Micro)

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John
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On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:34:24 +0000 (UTC), Justin
<[email protected]> wrote:
> John Navas wrote on [Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:09:36 -0700]:
> > Although the latest HTC handsets use a standard Micro USB
connection,
> > some earlier HTC handsets (e.g., T-Mobile myTouch 3G, aka HTC
Magic)
> > used a proprietary HTC "ExtUSB" connection.
> >
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extusb#...rs_and_formats
>
> >
> > Although ExtUSB cables tend to be harder to find, with fewer
varieties,
> > and more expensive than standard USB cables, the ExtUSB connector
is
> > backward compatible with Mini USB, which means a standard Mini
USB cable
> > will work for charge and sync functions. The extra pins in
ExtUSB are
> > only for (analog) audio and video.
> >
> > Caveat: Standard Mini USB connectors, especially cheap ones,
don't fit
> > as snugly and securely in HTC ExtUSB sockets as ExtUSB connectors.


> Mini or micro USB?


> The incredible had a weird shaped port, but micro USB fits it...

Mini (not Micro)

--
John
[sent from my Android mobile with Groundhog Usenet Reader]

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barcode-based mobile payments service.

He was also responsible for the development of mobile wallet
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John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> More than half of all Verizon subscribers would likely buy an iPhone if
> Apple's device was supported by their current provider, a recent survey
> of U.S. consumers claimed.
>

Horse****. Most Verizon customers don't even have smartphones or the whole
damned system would already be on its knees!

Most of the Verizon customers have sellphones.

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John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Apple has recently hired Benjamin Vigier as its new product manager
> for mobile commerce. According to LinkedIn, Vigier joined Apple in
> July 2010. He is an expert in near field communications (NFC), working
> in the field since 2004.
>
> His most recent position was as a product manager for mFoundry, a
> mobile wallet, payment and NFC at US mobile payments specialist. There
> he conceived and managed both the PayPal Mobile service and Starbucks'
> barcode-based mobile payments service.
>
> He was also responsible for the development of mobile wallet
> applications for two top US mobile network operators and an NFC wallet
> application for a top three US bank.
>
> MORE:
> <http://www.examiner.com/tech-gear-in...-hires-near-fi
> eld-communications-nfc-expert-mobile-commerce-coming-soon-to-iphone-1>
> or <http://goo.gl/6njz>
>

Will Ipad/Iphone owners all have to have chips injected into their necks
before the goddamned ****phones will dial out?

That's coming, people.....just wait. You read it here, first!

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Larry

Larry wrote:
> John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> Apple has recently hired Benjamin Vigier as its new product manager
>> for mobile commerce. According to LinkedIn, Vigier joined Apple in
>> July 2010. He is an expert in near field communications (NFC), working
>> in the field since 2004.
>>
>> His most recent position was as a product manager for mFoundry, a
>> mobile wallet, payment and NFC at US mobile payments specialist. There
>> he conceived and managed both the PayPal Mobile service and Starbucks'
>> barcode-based mobile payments service.
>>
>> He was also responsible for the development of mobile wallet
>> applications for two top US mobile network operators and an NFC wallet
>> application for a top three US bank.
>>
>> MORE:
>> <http://www.examiner.com/tech-gear-in...-hires-near-fi
>> eld-communications-nfc-expert-mobile-commerce-coming-soon-to-iphone-1>
>> or <http://goo.gl/6njz>
>>
>
> Will Ipad/Iphone owners all have to have chips injected into their necks
> before the goddamned ****phones will dial out?
>
> That's coming, people.....just wait. You read it here, first!
>


Watch the fanbois willingly line up for 'em.

On 16/08/10 8:16 PM, Larry wrote:

<snip>

> Will Ipad/Iphone owners all have to have chips injected into their necks
> before the goddamned ****phones will dial out?

It's always about monetizing the platform. Google is doing the same
thing, even though they aren't the ones selling the Android devices.

Saw my first iPad yesterday, my neighbor's kid had one.

I asked the mom about it and she said her friend had bought the non-3G
iPad when it first came out, then wanted the 3G model when it came out,
so she traded her the old non-3G model for a Louis Vuitton purse. Very
cool device. The kid had already figured out how to use it, and the kid
is only 3. The analysts were right. This is a must-have entertainment
device for kids, replacing the mobile DVD player. Pretty funny on the
drawing app she was using that you erase the screen by shaking the iPad
like an Etch a Sketch.

[alt.cellular.cingular removed, Cingular no longer exists.]

On 8/16/10 10:16 PM, in article [email protected],
"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote:

> John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> Apple has recently hired Benjamin Vigier as its new product manager
>> for mobile commerce. According to LinkedIn, Vigier joined Apple in
>> July 2010. He is an expert in near field communications (NFC), working
>> in the field since 2004.
>>
>> His most recent position was as a product manager for mFoundry, a
>> mobile wallet, payment and NFC at US mobile payments specialist. There
>> he conceived and managed both the PayPal Mobile service and Starbucks'
>> barcode-based mobile payments service.
>>
>> He was also responsible for the development of mobile wallet
>> applications for two top US mobile network operators and an NFC wallet
>> application for a top three US bank.
>>
>> MORE:
>> <http://www.examiner.com/tech-gear-in...-hires-near-fi
>> eld-communications-nfc-expert-mobile-commerce-coming-soon-to-iphone-1>
>> or <http://goo.gl/6njz>
>>
>
> Will Ipad/Iphone owners all have to have chips injected into their necks
> before the goddamned ****phones will dial out?
>
> That's coming, people.....just wait. You read it here, first!

Get down to the Waffle House and grab all the tinfoil the gals will let you
have, Lar. STAT!!!

On 8/17/10 7:03 AM, in article
[email protected], "News" <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Larry wrote:
>> John Navas <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> Apple has recently hired Benjamin Vigier as its new product manager
>>> for mobile commerce. According to LinkedIn, Vigier joined Apple in
>>> July 2010. He is an expert in near field communications (NFC), working
>>> in the field since 2004.
>>>
>>> His most recent position was as a product manager for mFoundry, a
>>> mobile wallet, payment and NFC at US mobile payments specialist. There
>>> he conceived and managed both the PayPal Mobile service and Starbucks'
>>> barcode-based mobile payments service.
>>>
>>> He was also responsible for the development of mobile wallet
>>> applications for two top US mobile network operators and an NFC wallet
>>> application for a top three US bank.
>>>
>>> MORE:
>>> <http://www.examiner.com/tech-gear-in...-hires-near-fi
>>> eld-communications-nfc-expert-mobile-commerce-coming-soon-to-iphone-1>
>>> or <http://goo.gl/6njz>
>>>
>>
>> Will Ipad/Iphone owners all have to have chips injected into their necks
>> before the goddamned ****phones will dial out?
>>
>> That's coming, people.....just wait. You read it here, first!
>>
>
>
> Watch the fanbois willingly line up for 'em.

You too. STAT!!!