USB port orientation usability idea

I’m not a designer by trade, so this is purely a quick image mockup. But imagine how much quantum turning could’ve been spared if this was in the standard from the getgo:

So what I’m thinking is that on the machine it could get indicated which side is which. And yeah, I finally got to post this thing, after meaning to do so (and continually forgetting) for a couple of months now.

Update: source for image original is Wikipedia

  • Captain Nitpick

    What happens with vertically-oriented USB ports?

  • http://twitter.com/owkkuri Ross van Wyk

    I swear, it’s some kind of super power to get this right everytime.