“Wall Warts” (the colorful name for our beloved device Power Supplies) may be a thing of the past for some consumer electronics devices thanks to the ubiquitous and versatile Universal Serial Bus (USB ...

C, and USB Type-B ports all provide data transfers and power delivery, though the latter is much less common on modern ...

The U in USB stands for "universal", but the latest version of the port hasn't lived up to that promise. Progress is happening, though.

What's the most important component in a computer? It's a toss-up between CPUs, graphics cards, hard drives/solid-state drives, and RAM. But what's the most useful computer component? The answer is ...

Update, Saturday July 4th, 2009: All preorders are closed. The Bus Pirate is a universal serial interface tool, we use it to test new chips without writing any code. It currently supports most serial ...

As universal serial bus (USB) 1.1 becomes stable ground for developers, the introduction of USB 2.0 makes the ground uncertain again. The new specification calls for operation up to 40 times faster ...

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the wattage behind that familiar rectangle is far from uniform. Depending on the ...

The competitive nature of the consumer electronics market demands constant innovation, with consumers expecting each new product to be better than the last. One major goal is to create small portable ...

Hi,<BR>When I plug a self-powered Zip drive or SmardMedia card reader into the USB ports on my monitor or my keyboard, I get a "low power notice" that tells me I need to plug those items into the back ...

Am looking to expand USB A ports for my laptop, which has only one USB A and two USB C ports. Among USB C hubs, it seems only the multi port models draw all the attention, those devices with multiple ...