the most ridiculous usb charging cable that exists (and you'll want one)

Before I saw this cable, I thought of every type of USB connector type I've ever used. There's "the big rectangle" A type that everybody knows, the one most people call a "printer cable" B type because of it's notchy squared shape, mini USB (all my older Garmins use this), micro USB (smaller and flatter than mini USB), and C (which largely replaced micro USB).

Well, there's a cable that does more, and it's specifically for charging:

...the 10-in-1 universal charging cable.

Surprisingly, this thing is really cheap to buy.

If you have any one of those funky connectors on an electronics thing you own but your charge cable/block/brick is busted or lost, that's what this cable is for.

And by "electronics thing" I mean old smartphones, weird Bluetooth earphones, speakers, adapters, and so on. For whatever it is, chances are this cable has that connector you need to send power to the electronics thing you have.

The only thing I see missing is USB B type, but that's fine because I've never seen anything that uses B for power. Data, yes, but not power. I remember electronics things of the past that used some of the connectors seen. I also remember how frustrating it was when you lost the cord/charger for the whatever-it-was (most likely from accidentally throwing it out).

The connectors on a 10-in-1 are C, mini, micro, M300, DC2.0, DC3.5, DC4.0, 4s and a few others. It's probably true you don't know what connector type you need, and that's okay. It's more likely just from a visual you'll look at it and say, "Yeah, that connector is the one I've been trying to find."

Yes, this thing just looks stupid. But I don't think there's any possible way to make a 10-in-1 appear any better. Stupid as it may look, it serves a purpose. And that purpose is to get power to an electronics thing so you don't have to spend a boatload of money otherwise on a super-specific charger just to turn the stupid thing on.

Sometimes ugly cables are necessary to get the job done, and this is one of them.

Published 2025 Feb 6