GPMI: The One Cable to Replace All

We need to kill USB-C. We definitely need to kill Lightning. And we need to switch

to GPMI. Over 50 of the biggest Chinese tech companies got together and said,

“Why are there still five different cables on everyone’s desk? Let’s just make one cable that does

everything.” That’s GPMI — General Purpose Media Interface. This thing is meant to replace HDMI,

DisplayPort, USB-C, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, power cables,

and even audio cables. Basically, if you can see a cable in your setup right now,

GPMI is trying to replace it. There are two versions. GPMI Type-C uses the same physical

connector as USB-C, so you don’t even need a new port. Then there’s Type-B, which is twice as