Infinite USB is back, this time tackling the new MacBook's lone USB-C port

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Today the company is back to try to tackle the problems created by Apple's extreme minimalism in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090434/http://www.gizmag.com/12-inch-retina-macbook-review-initial/37041/" target="_blank">new Retina MacBook</a>, with a new version that plugs into its USB Type C port.</p> <p class="strong">Read the full article: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090434/http://www.gizmag.com/infinite-usb-type-c-accesory-details/37072/">Infinite USB is back, this time tackling the new MacBook's lone USB-C port</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="page-section"> <p class="h2 title-standout">Related Articles</p> <ul class="list-ui list-ui--vertical related-articles"> <li class="media"> <a class="media__left" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090434/http://www.gizmag.com/nebia-water-saving-shower/38886/" title="Tim Cook backs water saving shower head"> <img 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