Plugging in a laptop or phone with USB-C is a no-brainer, but there are loads of other unexpected devices you can also use with the standard.

The USB standard is touted for its ability to connect devices of all types with uniform consistency, however it's not quite ...

Update March 9th 2015: Apple has confirmed its radical new MacBook will be the first mass market device to fit USB Type-C. Just one port will single-handedly replace the power, video and data ports, ...

In over a decade, we have come across multiple USB standards, plug types and speeds. There’s the USB Type-A port that has been there for a long time now and has also come a long way. Then there’s the ...

Universal connectors are convenient in theory. Without visual differences, it's hard to tell which USB-C cables support each ...

If you've ever wondered why so many gadgets made before the mid-2010s used the slim, tapered Micro-USB connector, and why almost everything today has moved to the oval-shaped USB-C port, the answer ...

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The USB Promoter Group has announced that the greatest invention in the known universe -- the reversible Type-C USB connector -- is finally ready for mass production. The USB Implementers Forum will ...

USB has been around for decades, and the sheer number of USB and Thunderbolt versions in 2025 can be bewildering. Here's what you need to know about USB 3, USB 4, Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and ...

Read part 1 of this series on the basics of transmitter and receiver testing for the latest version of USB and part 3 on power delivery. For all of its virtues around plug-and-play device ...