Black Friday shopping season is in full blast as November 28 approaches. Top-rated speakers and soundbars are already on deep ...

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When testing dash cams I tend to run cables over the passenger sun visor, then through the door handle and down towards the ...

Valve has announced three new products – a new VR headset called the Steam Frame, a new controller called the Steam ...

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 ...

Universal Serial Bus, or USB, has been the most common interface for connecting devices to computers for over two decades. Whether you’re charging a phone, transferring files, or connecting a mouse or ...

It’s been a few years since USB-C first hit the scene. And while we still love how reversible it is and how powerful it’s become, we’re also more aware of the potential pitfalls around this ...

It’s not new, but it’s new to me: Hiby’s UC10 is a USB-S/PDIF converter for a smartphone or tablet (or PC/Mac). The tiny metal-wrapped dongle acts not as a DAC but as a DDC — a digital audio ...

Apple’s Beats brand has a habit of one-upping its parent company with products that are a little less restrictive, a little less one-size-fits-all, and a little more colorful, while still offering the ...

The VIPerGaN65D flyback converter, with its SOIC16 outline, serves up to 65 W of power to extremely small and economical power supplies, adapters, and USB-PD (Power Delivery) fast chargers. Input ...

It’s 2025, and I had to buy a Micro USB to USB-C cable. It’s 2025, and I had to buy a Micro USB to USB-C cable. is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 years ...