I just was struck by stacking the two devices. Made decades apart. Different purposes (mostly), and they are only micrometers off from each other. https://plus.google.com/116488482438030317181/posts/DZ64eTWEsXK?hl=en I don't know what other devices you could put in this stack that would match this closely. Then, looking at who created each made it interesting.

Images from the article: https://plus.google.com/116488482438030317181/posts/M9kTMbv7Sab?hl=en Video: http://vimeo.com/30244633

This wasn't intended to be definitive. I'd love to see others. I just went from the NY Times article to the SX-70 on my shelf. The ports were so similar. I've owned dozens of phones, portable game players, home electronics, etc. I couldn't recall anything that was as close of a match. I said in the (now slash dotted) article that it could be wishful thinking. In that, we like to believe there is intention behind everything. Perhaps in this case, there is not. If there are similar connectors that predate the 30-pin. , than my theory was wrong. And that's ok.

Here are image links on Google+ https://plus.google.com/116488482438030317181/posts/M9kTMbv7Sab?hl=en Hope that helps.

Here's the Vimeo link http://vimeo.com/30244633

Thanks. I agree. I wasn't presenting myself as authority. The headline was actually a question. I was just sharing something that I was excited to discover. I just love design. That's why I kept a 40 year old camera on my shelf. Other than my server exploding, which is lame, I am not sure what would elicit the hostility from some. Cheers to you

Thanks for the input. I can't get the coral cache link to load. Working on it. Appreciate the help.

There's nothing libelous. I just thought they were similar. If my server had held up, you'd see I defend the potential similarities with a decades old product versus Samsung potentially confusing customers with the similar cables for a competing product.

Lot's of devices need multipurpose ports. Nokia and Sony were making devices for years with multimedia out. None of them were the exact dimensions of the SX-70. That's all I was thinking. Cheers,

This is my server. Running wordpress. I have supercache enabled and all of my media is on a CDN. Still couldn't handle the load. Sorry guys. Sorry for submitting Timothy. I really thought it was up for the task. Best, M

Hi, I was the one who posted. I didn't mean to imply that the port was functionally the same. Just that the two ports are micrometers apart in size. And both are situated centered on the end of the device. It struck me as an interesting coincidence. Also, my server is slashdotted. I have supercache enabled and CDN for my media. Still couldn't handle the load. Ugh. Wordpress. Maybe time to move to Tumblr.