It seems that kids these days are simply born with the jeans to run computers. I know of 7 year old kids doing Power Point presentations already! They have incorporated YouTube videos, slides with more animation then what I’ve ever done and all before the 4th grade. Impressive. On that note, it’s worth making their […]
We’ve seen the first step in USB 3.0 which is the USB host controller. This gives motherboards the opportunity for USB 3.0 devices to connect. Now we are starting to see other system support peripherals such as the USB 3.0 hub. VIA announced their USB 3.0 four port hub this week just days before CES […]
Etsy is a website dedicated to helping those who make unique and customized products and looking for an easy channel to sell to the public. Why they don’t use Amazon is a totally different post, but while I was searching their site, I came across this new 4 port USB hub made from a lego. […]
Brando has a small collection of USB Cube Hubs to color up your desktop. The USB ports are spread all over the USB Cube for easy connection of fat devices or bulky gadgets. The USB Cube Hub includes two On/Off switches to take control of Bus power to the device. Brando gives you light blue, […]
Yesterday we spoke about the asterisk USB hub which solved a basic problem of USB ports being too close together. Today, Brando announces a new turnable USB hub which also address tight layout of USB ports found on most hubs. The turnable USB hub not only offers the ability to rotate 180 degrees for each […]
Poorly designed USB hubs can yield ports too close for connection of multiple devices. The USB 180° rotating hub from Brando set out to resolve this issue. Of the 4 USB ports, one rotates 180° and the other three are well enough distanced apart to not pose a problem. In addition the upstream port (one […]
Reading an article from Crave, I realized the very obvious… I should have written about this topic months ago…maybe years ago. Turning a typical USB hub into a power center for all those electronic gadgets. The key is getting a USB hub that has a dedicated AC Power adapter which plugs directly into the wall. […]
Now this truly is a USB powered gadget. Earlier this week SolidAlliance introduced the USB engine hub. Based off a two liter motorcycle engine the USB hub houses 3 USB ports and takes up quite-a-bit of space. Two things are crazy about this. One, the USB engine hub makes noise, a lot of noise. The […]
High-end designer makes contribution to Lacie USB & FireWire hub, the LaCie Huby. Designed by Ora-Lto, the Huby is glossy white polycarbonate with flexible cables for a distinctive look. Connect up to five USB devices simultaneously and three FireWire devices for a total of eight twistable cables for instant connectivity regardless of size. Glowing LEDs […]
Understanding the Difference Between File Verification and Device Verification If you’ve worked with USB duplication long enough, you’ve probably heard conflicting advice about MD5, SHA, disk signatures, and “bit-for-bit” verification. Some of it sounds overly academic. Some of it sounds like marketing. And some of it is simply wrong. The problem usually isn’t that the […]
At first glance, this USB port looks normal. But a closer look reveals compacted dust, fibers, and residue sitting directly on the contact surface. This kind of contamination doesn’t usually cause immediate failure. Instead, it creates unstable electrical contact that leads to intermittent disconnects, unreliable charging, slower transfer speeds, and unexplained device behavior. Ports don’t […]
Why Some USB-C Adapters Slow Down Speeds Even When They Look Like USB 3.x — and How Hidden Design Shortcuts Cause USB 2.0 Fallback The short answer is that these adapters can slow down data transfer speeds, but not always. The adapter in the photo is a USB-A to USB-C adapter, where the blue insert […]
