Press Release: Philips Launches New USB Smart Key for Dictation Product Line. Philips is the first company to offer such a tool, which replaces current dongles and older security codes that had to be manually typed in. The USB Smart Key is now packaged with Philips SpeechExec Pro Dictate and Philips SpeechExec Pro Transcribe, as […]
Cherry has released a state-of-the art USB keyboard with integrated high-end smart-card reader for secure payment, digital signature, encryption and access authentication. Especially designed for all applications that combine smart card technology with security, the Smartboard G83-6733 has a secure PIN entry mode (class 2 smart card reader) that provides secure data transmission making this […]
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 You Can’t Play Copy Protected Video on a Smart TV — The Locked Suitcase Analogy To Make Things Crystal Clear Let’s talk suitcases to kick things off. Not the boring suitcase we take on business trips with socks and toothpaste, but digital suitcases. When you buy a secure USB that protects movies, training videos, […]
Understanding why a truly universal bootable USB flash drive cannot exist, even though millions of people keep searching for one. People search for a universal bootable USB flash drive because the idea sounds so simple: one USB stick you plug into any computer, and everything just starts. Windows, Mac, Linux, old laptops, new desktops — […]
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) today introduced System Designer for USB, a comprehensive design solution that supports the latest USB4® standards—Gen2, Gen3, and Gen4. Tailored for high-speed digital USB applications in personal computers, mobile devices, and edge AI, the platform delivers an integrated environment for modeling, simulating, and validating USB4® interfaces. By combining a smart […]
The USB Mass Storage Device Protocol defines how USB devices which are attached to a host computer should interact (such as flash drives, external hard drives, and memory cards) and this protocol is critical for allowing stuff to talk with each other in the computer world. Here’s a breakdown of its core components: In order […]
Understanding How USB Copy Protection Works In this article we will detail how USB copy protection solutions work from a Southern California company named Nexcopy. Before we start there are important definitions we must all agree upon. As in today’s market place there are multiple vendors using the wrong definitions to explain copy protection. Copy […]
Last year, Google released the Titan security key. It can be used as an ultra-secure method for two-factor authentication for some online services over USB-A, NFC, or Bluetooth. Today, Google announced an updated USB-C key to the lineup, which will be available tomorrow from the Google Store for $40. The new USB-C key appears to […]
The Yubico YubiKey 4 is an excellent option for implementing two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication requires two separate elements before access is granted. In this case, one element is your password and the second is a physical factor, such as fingerprint verification or possession of the hardware key. If you currently use a password manager such […]
The Universal Serial Buss Implementers Forum or USB-IF has released their new specification, USB 3.1. The new specification allows for 10Gb/s transfer rate.
