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by IshKebab 4032 days ago
This already happens. My laptop has three USB ports. One with just the USB symbol, one with the superspeed USB symbol ("SS") and one with the superspeed symbol and a lightening bolt. I'm not sure exactly what that lightning bolt... Who knows what that means - maybe support for the Battery Charging Specification (5V, 1.5A)?

We'll just have to get used to ports having a load of obscure symbols next to them.
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Already__Taken 4032 days ago
It's a sad kind of funny we'll finally get a port I can plug anything in either way up but now have to look even harder at the icons to make sure it's the correct identical port. Can't even feel for the USB embossed logo side up for that one.

And yes the lightning bolt will charge things without powering your laptop on. Very handy.

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andor 4032 days ago
The port with the lightning bolt might charge devices even when the laptop is turned off.
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