Late last year, word broke that the tech industry's most heinous crime -- the standard USB plug that isn't actually universal and can only fit into its port one way -- would be brought to justice. Now ...

I'm no longer willing to put up with the tyranny of non-reversible USB plugs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What the hell, guys ...

We’ve all experienced USB frustration—spending 20 minutes shoving the connector toward the receptacle again and again, hoping the gods will be kind and it just works this time, and wondering why with ...

Plugging in a laptop or phone with USB-C is a no-brainer, but there are loads of other unexpected devices you can also use ...

A cable connector is an odd thing to get excited about, but when it’s something as ubiquitous as USB you can perhaps forgive people for getting a little worked up. The new Type-C connector has been ...

The Flipper USB connector from UltraTek can plug into computer ports in either orientation, upside or downside. The patented design has several advantages over the traditional non-flip-able USB ...

Some wit once described USB-A cables as the only binary option that requires three attempts. There can be few techies who don’t recognize the experience of trying one way, trying the other and then ...

USB 3 brought faster transfer rates and a new connector to the scene (see “USB 3.0: A Tale Of Two Buses”). The connector had more signals to accommodate the older USB 2.0 and newer USB 3.0 standard.

The original Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard Type-A connector was designed to plug in one way, and one way only, due to the price sensitivity of PC makers. In a recent interview with NPR, via The ...

[url=http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=26565263#p26565263:agfknsae said: robert.walter[/url]":agfknsae]Looks like yet another crappy friction-based ...