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 ...

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 ...

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.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Connectors are synonymous with modern electronics, and since the early 2000s, one standard has dominated all others — the USB. While almost ...

Systematic Development Group has released an ultra-secure portable flash drive, fitting a full PIN entry keypad to the USB stick. The Lok-It Secure Flash Drive from comes in two versions, the simpler ...

What he's got is a connector for a single USB port, not the double port that the motherboard connectors are built for.<BR><BR>The MB connector looks like this (poor ASCII drawing):<BR><BR>@@@@@<BR>@@@ ...