USB Type-C, the new standard that was specifically designed to magically make all our connectivity problems disappear, has finally become real and is now ready for mainstream usage. USB Type-C has been extensively talked about and developed for a good while now. The first time we heard about it was over one year ago. However, […]
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BIO-key Introduces the New Low-Cost USB Touch Fingerprint Reader
March 27, 2015At the Connect:ID Exposition held this year in Washington D.C., BIO-key International proudly introduced EcoID, its newest and highly competitive USB touch fingerprint reader. EcoID-What can it deliver? The company announced that EcoID is a highly innovative USB fingerprint reader that pairs the Active Thermal sensor designed by the Norwegian company NEXT Biometrics with the […]
Our USB Cables Are Soon Going to Change Forever
March 20, 2015On March 9, 2015, during a special Apple event held at Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco (CA), Phil Schiller, the Senior Vice President of Apple’s Worldwide Marketing, introduced the newest features with which the new MacBook is endowed. According to him, the USB-C has been designed to change absolutely everything you thought you knew […]
One Single Cable Featuring Swappable Connectors
March 16, 2015Travelling for both business and pleasure purposes almost always involves carrying with you an impressive amount of electronic gadgets, each one of them with its own cables that you also need to bring along. However, a new Kickstarter project promises to have come up with the solution to replace them all — audio, video, and […]
Early Tests Show That USB 3.1 Has Substantial Gains over USB 3.0
February 25, 2015This year, USB 3.1 was one of the hottest topics at CES. Many vendors praised the performance of the new, reversible connector. Though shipping the actual hardware is still months away, early performance data looks solid, especially if we consider that third-party controllers usually improve over time. Asmedia, Anandtech and MSI have teamed up and […]
ASRock Introduces the Type-C USB 3.1 Cards and Motherboards
February 23, 2015For a good while now, USB sticks have been the most common device used for connecting varied peripherals to PCs, tablets, smartphones, and other iOS devices. Over the years, USB sticks have made the object of several innovative upgrades, including the jump to the USB 3.1 version that was made this year. It is useless […]
10 Affordable USB Audio Interfaces Models
February 12, 2015For most of us, it is common sense that if you are looking to obtain a good playback and computer recording quality, you will have no other choice than to invest a significant amount of money in a performant audio interface. However, before you make up your mind and opt for an audio interface, you […]
Toshiba Announces a USB Stick with Keypad Passkey
February 10, 2015This week, Toshiba has proudly announced the release of a secure USB memory drive that makes use of a mini-keypad with only 10 numbers in order to protect and authenticate access to the files that have been stored on the gadget. The Encrypted USB Memory Drive Toshiba’s innovative Encrypted USB Memory Drive has a similar […]
A Guide to Erasing a Write-Protected USB Memory Drive
February 6, 2015Remove write-protection from SD cards and USB memory drives Certain SD cards and USB memory drives come with write protection switches. When they are enabled, files already stored on the device are prevented from being deleted and no new files can be written on the device. The main purpose is to stop you from formatting […]
A Comprehensive Guide to Turning iPhones Into USB Thumb Drives
January 16, 2015Do we still really need to keep carrying around those USB thumb drives? If we come to think about apps such as the newly released iOS Pocket Drive, the answer is, more than likely, NO. Below you can find several app options that can replace traditional thumb drives and redefine our position regarding file management […]
How to Deliver Quality and Fast Power at Incredibly Affordable Prices
January 8, 2015USB wall chargers are amazing assets, usually produced by uncredited factories and available at really low prices virtually everywhere around the globe. However, USB wall chargers that are both fast enough and safe to be used with the products released by Apple are pretty rare, especially if they are able to charge more than one […]
The Reversible USB Type-C Cables Bring Connectors to a Completely New Level
December 11, 2014It’s been months since the new USB Type-C cable has been announced and, ever since, many of its features have been gradually revealed and talked about. Before going into a more detailed analysis, we should have a brief look at this new device’s main features: USB Type-C connectors have been designed to be used with […]