A USB hub supplies data and power to downstream USB ports. It also allows the host to manage the power of the devices connected to its downstream ports using software. The distribution and management ...

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 ...

Am looking to expand USB A ports for my laptop, which has only one USB A and two USB C ports. Among USB C hubs, it seems only the multi port models draw all the attention, those devices with multiple ...

One of the most useful features of the Universal Serial Bus is its hot-plugging capability. You simply plug in your device, use it, and unplug it when you’re done. But what if you’ve got a huge number ...

The hub can deliver a total of 100W to 10 USB-C outlets, with more juice going to devices that it detects need it the most. The hub can deliver a total of 100W to 10 USB-C outlets, with more juice ...

[Befi] wanted to add a second stage backup disk to his ODROID embedded-board server, which typically draws ~1.5W at idle. After adding the disk, he saw power consumption increase by 2W when the new ...

The HyperDrive Power has an extra-long USB-C cable so iPad Pro users can take advantage of its many ports. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac USB-C hubs with a profusion of ports are hot now, but Sanho’s ...

The purposes of a USB hub are to both turn a single USB port on your PC into several, as well as help to organize all of your USB-connected devices around a convenient, singular point. When a USB hub ...

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 ...

Think of this valuable little gadget as a traffic controller for your tech, restoring functionality and making sure signals go where they’re needed. As new tech shrinks each year, essential ports like ...

Laptops have fewer ports than ever these days, but a good USB-C hub will make it easy to connect all of your monitors and accessories. That’s why CNN Underscored spent the past month putting some of ...

Hi,<BR>When I plug a self-powered Zip drive or SmardMedia card reader into the USB ports on my monitor or my keyboard, I get a "low power notice" that tells me I need to plug those items into the back ...