While USB hubs may seem like a simple solution for a common problem, they do have some limitations you should know if you're ...

Bus-powered USB hubs draw constant power, draining and degrading your laptop battery. Running high-power drives, phones, or monitors through unpowered hubs risks overload, heat, and damage. Use ...

A power strip-like USB hub with four ports than can be turned on or off individually? That, and another version with seven ports, is what Japanese accessory maker Elecom announced [JP] today. The ...

Many surge protectors these days include a few USB-C or USB-A ports as well as traditional power outlet plugs. However, the problem with most of these is that you require long USB cables as most ...

USB ports on your PC are not just for charging your devices. They can be used for a variety of other purposes that can ...

Hyper is announcing a new USB-C Hub that connects directly to a MacBook or MacBook Pro’s power adapter to add two USB 3.0 ports while maintaining a USB-C port for continuing to charge your Mac ...

I bought several USB 2.0 hubs off of ebay recently. They are powered and based on Sony FE1.1s IC's internally. They perform just fine as USB hubs, but, they cause an issue when cold booting the PC's ...

I'm going through the USB spec, but it is rather confusing, lets say I have a USB2 Self powered hub, what is supposed to happen to the ports when the link with the host is lost? Are they supposed to ...

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 ...

Choosing the best USB-C hub or dongle feels a bit like visiting a salad bar: The sheer variety of products means that you can literally shop for a device that has exactly what you’re looking for, and ...