USB and You

USB can be handy for connecting up electronic do-dads, but why does everything have to a have a different style connector? My camera has one, the external hard drive has another, and neither one is the same as the one that plugs into the computer. And while we're complaining about this, let's complain about having two different sexes. I mean they are electric connectors for Pete sake, they aren't animals. Why couldn't they have made a hermaphroditic connector? I suppose that's like complaining about the announcers on televised sporting events: pointless.

As you can see from the photo, SONY has dealt with this problem in a different way. They have a full size USB connector that retracts into the case. This way there is no cap to lose, like on your thumb drive, and you could plug it directly into your computer or you can use the included two inch long cable. Not quite sure what the point of the cable is, other than it lets you turn the device right side up, which makes it easier to read the screen. In case you are wondering what it is, it's Stereo digital voice recorder. The wife brought it home from work today.

Update February 2017 replaced missing picture.