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Accessories are updated to USB-C instead of Lightning

I see lots of people in this thread mentioning this, but am confused. I've never seen a lighting port on an Apple computer- only on iphones and ipads, and the cables that come with those are USB-C on the other end. Haven't all Apple computer accessories been USB-C for almost a decade now?

The past: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102292

> Recharge the built-in battery in your Apple keyboard, mouse, or trackpad [...] To charge your device's battery, connect a Lightning to USB cable to its Lightning port,

The future: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-introduces-new-...

> Every iMac comes with a color-matched Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse or optional Magic Trackpad, all of which now feature a USB-C port, so users can charge their favorite devices with a single cable.

Thanks! That seems like a minor issue because in both cases you still use usb-c on the computer end. However it will certainly be nice to not need to have 3 different kinds of cables, and have everything just take usb-c at some point. Although I'll bet they'll have a new usb connector right about the time the usb-a and lightning devices finally start to disappear.

Not sure if they are purchasable separately yet though.

Looks like they don't have the color-matched options for individual purchase, but the b/w trackpad, keyboard, and at least 1 keyboard variant are available.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXK93AM/A

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXK53AM/A

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXK73LL/A

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