Discount (or even grey market) electronics can be economical ways to get a job done, but one usually pays in other ways. [Majenko] ran into this when a need to capture some HDMI video output ended up ...

The Universal Serial Bus, or USB for short, was introduced in 1996 as a solution by technology giants like Microsoft and IBM. The idea was to make connecting hardware to computers less of a hassle and ...

The USB Type-C connector and power delivery (PD) specification has brought radical changes to the mobile device industry, and USB Type-C PD 3.0 could optimize battery charging for portable devices.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As foreign as the idea has become over the years, there once was a time when computers' I/O panels were littered with many different standard ...

If your company is at the forefront of the PC industry, by now you are probably aware that USB 3.0 is here. Controller chips are starting to ship, and you are already dealing with design issues around ...

We’re more than three years into the latest console generation, and Elgato is launching some of the best HDMI 2.1 capture cards yet. We’re more than three years into the latest console generation, and ...

When SuperSpeed USB was announced in 2007, the branding was a logical differentiator. The term launched with USB 3.0, which brought max data transfer rates from USB 2.0’s measly 0.48Gbps all the way ...

Editor's note: An updated version of this article has been published. For 25 years, the USB port has been a faithful old friend, connecting and powering our everyday gadgets and peripherals. All we've ...

For a quarter of a century, the USB port has been a faithful old friend. Connecting and powering our everyday gadgets and peripherals, all we've ever needed to do was plug them in and watch it all ...

USB has come a long way since the 12Mbps days of the ’90s. It has waved goodbye to USB-B and is inching away from USB-A in favor of the slim, reversible USB-C connector. Data transfer rates have ...