In addition to USB version, buyers select USB cables based on connector type. The Engineering360 SpecSearch database provides information about these types of products. USB Type A connectors have a ...

Swapping GND and Vbus weren’t the only problem – the SuperSpeed wires were missing, meaning this was effectively only a USB 2 cable with a Type-C connector. The resistor required by USB spec ...

USB Type-C is the most flexible connection for notebooks and smartphones. The most important of its many capabilities is as a ...

Even so, there’s another good reason to buy one of these cable types: they must adhere to stricter specifications to earn their Thunderbolt or USB4 labels, especially Thunderbolt. A USB-C 3.2 ...

While it might seem like there's no method to the USB charger madness, once you become familiar with the different types, you'll be able to identify the right cable for your device pretty easily.

Sanwa Supply's 500-USB090 USB-C cable is now available on the company's Japanese storefront. The cable's rotating plug aims ...

There are a number of different types of USB-C to USB-C cables including: USB 2.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and Thunderbolt 4. The main difference between all of these is their data transfer ...

Japanese accessory maker Sanwa Supply has released a new 240W USB-C cable with a flexible design that could help prevent ...

Satechi’s Aluminum Type-C to HDMI Adapter looks expensive (and it is), but it felt flimsy and failed to outperform our pick. We liked USB-C–to–HDMI cables from Cable Matters, but none ...

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Most mid-range devices are also equipped with USB Type-C ports now. With this, the need for good Type-C cables has also increased over the past few years. Some of the things that you need to keep ...