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Will Surface tablets use Microsoft’s new MagSafe-like power and data connector?

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Will Surface use Microsoft's new MagSafelike power connector

Microsoft has borrowed a couple of Apple-flavored notions for the launch of its new Surface tablets. For a start, it's avoided mentioning certain tech specs -- like the amount of RAM -- and now one of our readers has noticed something else: the strange-looking power port on the new devices looks very much like the magnetic, MagSafe-style connector Microsoft sent to the US Patent Office last week. We could be wrong, but the two do seem nearly identical, in which case Surface owners -- just like new Apple buyers -- may also have to put up with the clutter of more proprietary cables.

[Thanks, Ryan]

Will Surface tablets use Microsoft's new MagSafe-like power and data connector? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple adopts new MagSafe 2 connector, offers an adapter for your old gear

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Apple adopts new MagSafe 2 connector, offers an adapter for your old gear

While Apple was busy unveiling a completely new MacBook Pro and a refreshed MacBook Air, it also introduced a new MagSafe 2 power connector. The new version is longer but slimmer than its counterpart, no doubt to make sure it fits in the MacBook Pro's skinnier confines, but also renders obsolete the connectors for your existing MagSafe adapter or Thunderbolt Display power connector. Not to fear if you absolutely need the connection, however: there's a new, $10 MagSafe to MagSafe 2 converter (seen above) that will keep your new laptop powered up. We're worried the adapter may crowd out wider USB devices, as you might have gathered from the above shot, but it's good to know that earlier peripherals will keep humming along.

Update: Check out our hands-on photos of the new connector versus the old!

Apple adopts new MagSafe 2 connector, offers an adapter for your old gear originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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