I only buy Thunderbolt 4 cables now, because USB-C cables aren't made equal. These are the key differences to watch out for.

Understand the key variances in power, performance and price between the two connection types so you know which is right for you When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the wattage behind that familiar rectangle is far from uniform. Depending on the ...

The USB interface is being increasingly used as a power supply and charging port for all kinds of devices, besides data transfer. A meter to measure the electrical parameters of devices connected to a ...

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a proven connectivity system. However, there are still design challenges in producing a USB hardware interface. Prime among these are face layout, power, and ...

Designing robust systems using a high-speed interface like USB Type-C requires a great deal of care. When the interface involves advanced features like USB power delivery, debugging designs becomes ...

Powering external devices directly from a PC’s I/O ports has been a thing long before USB was even a twinkle in an engineer’s eye. Some of us may remember the all too common PS/2 pass-through leads ...

Editor's note: In this article, the author makes a strong case for the versatility and broad applicability of USB On-the-Go. Read it and see if you are convinced, or perhaps not. Even if not, you'll ...

Parasound introduced the Zphono-USB Preamp and Digital Interface, a compact preamplifier for moving coil and moving magnet (MC/MM) phonograph cartridges and line-level analog sources. The Zphono-USB ...

As new USB standards catch on, choices for cables' data rates and power levels will be less confusing, the USB industry group predicts. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...