Samsung announced a new 19-inch LCD monitor called, the SyncMaster 940UX, which can be connected to a PC using only a USB port. I’ve been saying this for years, but a move like this from Samsung once again proves my point…USB is king of plug-n-play solutions. The SyncMaster approach of USB connectivity for monitors eliminates […]
VoIP phone service is now packed into Igel Technology’s touch screen flat screen monitor, The Elegance. Igel, maker of Thin Client solutions, uses the monitor USB port to host the VoIP software from a flash drive and horse power of the thin client software to run the application.
BenQ introduces a new LCD monitor with USB connectivity. The sleek look and eye-catching design includes multimedia speakers that offer clear and vibrant sound with your viewing experience. The LCD monitor (17 in. FP72E and 19 in. FP92E) provide superb picture quality and fast 8ms response times.
Press Release from Newnham Research GetUSB Summary: Newnham uses a proprietary lossless graphics transport format that converts the pixel signal to be transferred via USB then renders the signal pack into pixels to be viewed. The driving force for the product is to make adding monitors to PCs and laptops quick and easy, like any […]
A practical, printable checklist to help you decide whether running your own password manager makes sense for your habits—not your optimism. Password managers have moved from “nice to have” to “you really should be using one.” Most of us carry dozens (or hundreds) of logins across work, banking, shopping, utilities, and personal accounts. The problem […]
THE SMART TV USB PORT INTERVIEW Structured like a late-night talk show, this article breaks down—plain and simple—why smart TV USB ports are locked down and what’s really going on behind the scenes. GetUSB.info: Welcome back. Tonight’s guest is a man who has spent years smiling politely while customers yell at him in big-box parking […]
USB 5Gbps — The “Hold My Beer, I’m Fast Enough” Speed Look, if USB had a middle child, this would be it. Five gigabits per second sounds impressive until you realize it’s basically the cousin who runs a 5K once a year and brags about it all Christmas. It works. It transfers your files. It […]
USB-C is a big step forward for connectors, but it is still a confusing mess when it comes to what each port can actually do. I just spent the afternoon reading the USB-IF documentation about USB-C and I have questions. And rants. While I was at it, I revisited our breakdown of USB Power Delivery […]
The Untold Life of a microSD Card: From Silicon Wafer to Secure Erasure From the outside, a microSD card looks boring. It is a black rectangle with a logo on top and some gold contacts on the back. You plug it in, it stores data, and as long as your photos or firmware or logs […]
What Is USB-PD? Explination + Charts USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) turns USB-C into a universal, negotiated power system for everything from earbuds to gaming laptops. If you’ve bought a phone, laptop, or charger in the last few years, you’ve seen the label USB-C with PD. It’s more than just marketing. USB Power Delivery (USB-PD) is […]
How USB took over everything—from the clunky one-way Type-A to today’s reversible USB-C—told from our bar-stool friend after a couple drinks. You ever notice how USB just kind of became the thing that runs everything in your life? One day we’re plugging in beige printers with cables thick enough to tow a car, and the […]
