Dongle-killing MacBook Pro hub raises $1M to add what Apple courageously removed

What's funny is it still does not have a 1000BaseT port. I don't care how good your WiFi is, it's not going to copy files at 980Mbps and solid <1ms latency to hosts on the same local subnet.

Oh boy, this immediately reminded me of a Kickstarter from 2013 -- the Zendock. It only raised 100K but that was decent for a KS back then. The creator tried but eventually couldn't finish the job before the money ran out. Unlike other failed projects in which backers have accepted failure, this one is, 4 years later, still attracting vitriol on a weekly, even daily basis: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coleflournoy/zendock-th...

This "dongle-killer" is a different beast...but I've found that these kind of hardware campaigns rarely go well. It's not just the inevitable missing of deadlines, but the non-guarantee that the creator will get the details right, everything from polish to MFi (when it comes to Apple's mobile devices), never mind long term durability.

It helps that this campaign is from a creator with experience in actually delivering. But when I read the comments from their most recent million-dollar campaign, I don't feel I could trust them to execute well on this https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hypershop/isticktm-usb-...

Clicked this link on mobile. Immediately got a full screen uncloseable ad insisting I have a virus. This domain should be permanently banned from HN.

"courageously" ? I'd personally use "boldly" as I really cannot see what courage has to do with this.

I'd be really scared of the lever this creates. Imagine lifting the laptop tha grapping the lower part of the adapter on one side or having a book in the way when you put it down.

Does apple make a profit from these adapters? I know they were a key developer of the usb 3.1 c spec and I imagine they probably have several patents on it.

Hilarious