A 180-degree USB connector for my new KVM

Recently I wrote about this brilliant KVM that lets me use my BSD and Linux desktop alongside my MacBooks. I only had one quibble with the design, which this photo illustrates: The IR transceiver for the mouse connects neatly, but the keyboard cable is another story. It frustrated me that it has to chuck a uey and wrap back around behind the KVM, rather than connecting to the back where it could be hidden neatly away. This leaves a ring of cable that’s (a) ugly, and (2) catches on things. The Intertubes to the rescue! I found a bunch of drop-shippers on a famed auction site selling the same U-shaped USB connectors, which according to my rough measurements would clear the bezel of the KVM, and allow me to connect the cable in reverse. I looked up AliExpress for their source, bought a few to test, and connected one to the KVM. Look how neat this is now: Maybe it’s my inner (admittedly analogue) Hi-Fi guy, but as a rule I don’t like introducing additional connectors between devices if I…