On the heels of announcing the EVGA USB to VGA or DVI adapter comes USB Fever with their power house trifecta USB to VGA, DVI and HDMI adapter. I believe it’s the first USB video adapter with these three options. So with the news of USB Fevers multi-display adapter we can revisit the idea of […]
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 […]
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 […]
If you’ve been hearing about a new technology standard called GPMI and wondering what it is, you’re not alone. So what is GPMI? To the best or our knowledge this is what GPMI is: A group of over 50 Chinese companies also known as the “Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance,” announced this new […]
Review: USB-C cable tester by BLE caberQU USB-C has firmly established itself as the universal connector standard, integrating data transfer, power delivery, and video output into a single interface. With so many cables on the market, knowing which ones truly deliver on their promises can be challenging. That’s where the BLE caberQU comes in, a […]
Mini Portrait Display Monitor – Mini in Size, Large on Coolness With the everlasting newsfeeds from Twitter and never-ending social media feeds a portrait style display is the ideal monitor keeping you connected while not eating up real-estate on your main monitor. We understand not one display size will fit all needs, but this mini […]
In the world of physics, heat represents resistance. Think of touching your car tire before you’ve driven it – cool. Think of touching your car tire after driving to the store – warm. Resistance. Copper found in USB connectors and USB cables is the heat element which represents the resistance of faster speeds. The warmer […]
There are some USB articles floating around right now about the USB type A connector and how it takes three tries for a connection. Well, we do agree with them but it doesn’t have to be that way. There is a universal USB connector for the Type A, it’s just not that readily available. Would […]
ASUS unveiled the Tinker Board 2 and Tinker Board 2S, its most powerful single-board computer or (SBC) and was designed to challenge the Raspberry Pi. The Tinker Board 2 and Tinker Board 2S have a Rockchip RK3399 processor, and up to 4 GB of dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM in addition to more USB connectivity than before […]
Roll Play Scenario: Windows: Sound of connected a USB flash drive to Windows… User: Ah yes… let’s get to work! Windows: The Windows sound of a disconnected USB device… User: Oh no, what’s happening? A quick Google search and here we are… let’s take a look: Here are five legitimate reasons your USB drive might […]
Did you buy one of those ultra-thin laptops and fall in love with the light weight, sleek size and powerful processor? Yet, sit there not be able to use all its power because you don’t have the ports to connect what you want? The 9 in 1 USB-C hub will solve your problems. You can […]
In 2015, Intel introduced the Compute Stick, or Computer Stick – a product that has been around ever since. The idea is simple and elegant: Intel wanted to create an HDMI dongle computer that could run Windows 10. There is no confirmation, but our suspicion is that Intel aimed to provide an ultra-cheap and portable […]
