The easiest way to connect computer peripherals is through a Universal Serial Bus (USB). The USB is a plug-and-play interface between the PC and the peripherals. The main advantage of USB is that the ...

Some of our readers may have seen this Clothes Pin USB drive before. Although the last time we saw it, it was just a concept, it looks like the guys over at Brando have decided to make this fun USB ...

If you’ve been following along our USB-C saga, you know that the CC wire in the USB-C cables is used for communications and polarity detection. However, what’s not as widely known is that there are ...

I think I've seen both eg the more typical 5 pin on most Cameras MP3 players etc and then the 4 pin that comes on the Pentax Optio S4 for example.

There’s two cases when hackers have to think about USB-C connector mechanics. The first is when a USB-C connector physically breaks, and the second is when we need to put a connector on our own board.

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

The keypad requires a user-created PIN code to unlock, so unauthorized access is out of the question. And with USB 3.0 technology, you get blazing-fast read and write speeds for quick transfers ...

Essentially, the Corsair Flash Padlock is the same conceptual gear as what kept your high school locker free from prying eyes — a combination lock. It’s very much a traditional thumb drive with a pull ...

Meet Mooltipass, a device taking aim at the password problem — the problem being we desperately need better passwords to secure our digital stuff but our feeble human minds have trouble remembering ...

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