Japanese company makes $16 USB-C cable that rotates 360 degrees — cable is approximately 3 feet long and offers 240W power delivery and USB 2.0 transfer speeds

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Sanwa Supply Rotatable USB C cable
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Sanwa Supply Inc., a leading Japanese company known for building peripherals and other accessories, like the USB foot pedals and MagSafe-like Ethernet cables, has just released a USB-C cable with a connector that bends by 180 degrees and rotates on its axis by 360 degrees. Japanese site ITmedia (machine translated) said that the company offers the USB-C to USB-C cable in two lengths—1 meter (approx. 3.2 feet) and 1.8 meters (approx. 5.9 feet)—and also has USB-A to USB-C cable (with only the USB-C end having the 360-degree rotating feature) in 1- or 2-meter lengths.

Unfortunately, both cable models are limited to USB 2.0 speeds, so it only has a maximum transfer speed of 480mbps. Nevertheless, the USB-C to USB-C model is rated as PD 240W, making it compatible for charging even the most power-hungry devices, like gaming laptops. On the other hand, the USB-A to USB-C option is compatible with Quick Charge 3.0, making it useful for charging the average smartphone. The design should reduce strain on your USB C ports, and make charging more convenient. You won't have to hold or position your device a certain wait to prevent long term damage on your USB-C port or cable.

USB Type-Cケーブル（PD240W対応 両端回転コネクタ 360°+180°回転 480Mbps 1m 1.8m ブラック）500-USB090-1BK/18BK - YouTube USB Type-Cケーブル（PD240W対応 両端回転コネクタ 360°+180°回転 480Mbps 1m 1.8m ブラック）500-USB090-1BK/18BK - YouTube
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The 1-meter USB-C to USB-C cable is priced at ¥2,580 while the longer 1.8-meter option is ¥2,780. This translates to about $16.46 for the shorter USB-C cable and $17.73 for the longer one. But if you only need one USB-C cable and don’t have use for the faster charging speed of PD 240W, the USB-C to USB-A option is cheaper at ¥1,980 for the 1-meter option (around $12.63) and ¥2,280 for the 2-meter model (about $14.54). This puts it at about the same price as other branded cables with a protective nylon covering, but you get more flexibility versus other competing USB-C cables.

The cable is not available on Amazon yet, so you’ll need to buy it directly from the Japanese site and find a way to have it shipped. There are other 360-degree charging cables that you can find on the eCommerce platform, but they’re all charging cables that do not allow data transfers. If you’re looking for another weird but useful product from Sanwa, the company just launched its wireless mouse receiver that also serves as a USB and HDMI hub, allowing you to use a 2.4G wireless mouse, plug an external monitor, and charge your laptop from a single USB-C port.

Jowi Morales
Jowi Morales
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Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics.

20 Comments Comment from the forums
  • JohnyFin
    ...over engineering
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  • newtechldtech
    All this effort and no 40Gbps data transfer ?
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  • chaz_music
    Interesting design, but if they are using slip rings internally, the metal on metal lifetime might be short. This could be due to oxide formation on the metal, fretting failure, plating failure, and other fun stuff. But for $16, why not?
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  • Greg7579
    Sounds great but I will never buy another USB C cable that is not 40 Gbps. In fact, I threw away a box full of USB cables away recently (which we should all do) and ordered new ones. Result? Not all "40Gbps" cables really are. The cable can cause transfer speeds to throttle back faster than any other issue.
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  • husker
    JohnyFin said:
    ...over engineering
    Maybe, but every smart phone since 2015 is over engineering - Gotta move those units!
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  • CroxWire
    Interesting, I guess there is a need and a use case for this? Unfortunately, I am not the market for it I guess.
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  • RoLleRKoaSTeR
    Likely to break within a week or so.
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  • stonecarver
    Where I could see a bonus use is on a laptops power brick this type of rotating connection.
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  • why_wolf
    CroxWire said:
    Interesting, I guess there is a need and a use case for this? Unfortunately, I am not the market for it I guess.
    Probably for people that have a dedicated charger that they plug everything into periodically so awkward port placement = awkward placement of device. Not really a world ender, just annoying.
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  • 80251
    Manufacturing a USB cable that only manages 2.0 xfer speeds now doesn't seem very useful -- regardless of how cheap the cable is. Maybe it's sole intended use is to just charge things?
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