“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 ...

We’ve been recently looking into USB 2.0 – the ubiquitous point-to-point communications standard. USB 2 is completely different from USB 3, the blue-connector next-generation USB standard. For ...

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 ...

The numbers printed on the box don’t always match real-world performance.

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 ...

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a proven connectivity system. However, there are still design challenges in producing a USB hardware interface. Prime among these are face layout, power, and ...

So what if Intel is taking its sweet little time adopting the USB 3.0 spec, let the transition begin. Sure, it sucks that the world's largest chip maker isn't on board yet, but when Intel finally ...

Four USB bus-powered data acquisition devices are the first to feature the vendor’s high-performance multifunction M Series capabilities, including MCal, a design for calibration at every input range ...

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 ...

If you own any kind of USB device, you have most likely heard about a dongle, but the term is actually very specific in what ...

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 ...