A USB hub supplies data and power to downstream USB ports. It also allows the host to manage the power of the devices connected to its downstream ports using software. The distribution and management ...

Since the adoption of the 2.0 specification, there has been renewed interest in using USB as a means for linking portable devices together. With that in mind, designers must develop high-speed USB 2.0 ...

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The Sabrent docking station can serve double duty for both data transfer and charging. In terms of data transfer, there are a ...

Going all the way hack to the heady days of Eee PC modding, hardware hackers have been on the hunt for small USB hubs that can easily be liberated from their enclosures and integrated into whatever ...

The USB ports in a computer are used to connect different devices via a USB cable. These devices can be mice, keyboards, printers, etc. Desktop computers and laptops have a limited number of USB ports ...

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