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 ...

We’ve been recently looking into USB 2.0 – the ubiquitous point-to-point communications standard. USB 2 is completely different from USB 3, the blue-connector next-generation USB standard. For ...

[Befi] wanted to add a second stage backup disk to his ODROID embedded-board server, which typically draws ~1.5W at idle. After adding the disk, he saw power consumption increase by 2W when the new ...

A device that allows one or more USB peripherals to be connected to multiple computers, one computer at a time. For example, a USB switch allows sharing a printer or external storage drive with two or ...

With charging and hosting, this powered hub arrives with a dedicated power adapter to ensure reliability when connecting multiple accessories and devices. One of the key features of the hub is the per ...

If like me you have plenty of USB cables charging different devices from Raspberry Pi devices and projects to your phone, you may be interested in the retro-styled USB hub Hella Switch. Offering a ...

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 ...

You can find the Anker 7-Port USB-C Hub now for $25 on Amazon, down from its original $40 price tag. This is a $15 savings, representing a 38% discount. The seven-port layout of the Anker USB-C Hub ...

USB-C hubs are more or less a necessary evil these days. Many popular laptops have cut back the number of ports they offer, yet we still need to plug in a growing army of accessories. Between dongles ...

I currently have one of these KVM switches which, on paper, checks all the boxes. In practice, however, both computers see the HDMI disconnect, and one of them only sees the connection "most of the ...

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