Aside from charging, the USB ports on your PC offer ample alternative uses like connecting a monitor light bar or a biometric ...

There are magnetic USB-C adapters if you want. PD only ones are cheap, 20 pin versions are a little pricier. The latter work fine for USB and DP, never tried it with TB. Yeah, but I'm talking just ...

The USB Promoter Group has announced that the greatest invention in the known universe -- the reversible Type-C USB connector -- is finally ready for mass production. The USB Implementers Forum will ...

In recent years, many PC peripherals have adopted USB or Bluetooth to connect to PCs, but until USB became mainstream in the mid-2000s, connections via PS/2 connectors were common. Raymond Chen, a ...

Wall outlets disappear fast when every device needs its own charging brick cluttering power strips and blocking adjacent sockets. The Ugreen Nexode 65W GaN charger just hit a record low of $24 for ...

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USB-C is so hot right now. Even though it’s been in laptops, tablets, phones and even video game controllers for nearly a decade, the port is on the tip of everyone’s tongue, as Apple made USB-C the ...

When Apple announced the MacBook in March, the new USB Type C (USB-C for short) port caused head shaking and chin scratching. Though the standard had been released in September and shown off at the ...

Meeting the Energy Star Level IV efficiency standard, the DCH3 series wall-mount ac/dc power adapters rely on mini-USB connectors for output delivery. They accept a universal 100 to 254 Vac input and ...

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