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I.Saw - The World's First USB-powered Chainsaw (usbchainsaw.com)
1 point by dpurp on July 9, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Bad product design. The USB port on the saw is an "A" receptacle, which sort of implies you would connect a USB accessory (like a thumb drive) to it. This would be, for the average chainsaw consumer, kind of confusing (IMHO).

If tooling and initial manufacturing are not already done, this port on the saw should be changed to a USB "B" receptacle to help eliminate confusion. Otherwise, I can see support issues when people try to power iPhones or other devices from the chainsaw.


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