USB-A is for USB hosts, USB-B for devices. Smaller connectors (Mini USB, etc.) either are B type, or have an extra pin and become A-B type -- able to act as a device or a host depending on what is ...
There’s an old joke that says USB cables do not exist in three-dimensional Euclidian space. Try to plug a USB cable in a socket, and the first try will always be wrong. Flip it, try to plug it in, and ...
USB-C is one of those things that generally everyone seems to agree on that it is a ‘good thing’, but is it really? In this first part of a series on USB-C, [Andreas Spiess] takes us through the ...
As mentioned in a recent post, one of the motivations for my acquisition of a Google Chrome OS-based Pixelbook is that it’ll enable me to do a hands-on evaluation of its latest-generation external ...
Kenya has become the first African country to ban future importation, assembly, and sale of all phones and tablets without USB Type-C ports, joining a growing global push to standardise charging ...
For more help with cables, check out Glenn Fleishman’s new book, Take Control of Untangling Connections. It answers common questions and aids in troubleshooting problems. You’ll learn how to recognize ...