Bus-powered USB hubs draw constant power, draining and degrading your laptop battery. Running high-power drives, phones, or monitors through unpowered hubs risks overload, heat, and damage. Use ...

Function101's BentoStack PowerHub attempts to be a one-stop shop for portable power, docking, and storage needs, but while it has its limitations, the stackable system still shows considerable promise ...

USB hubs increase the number of USB devices that can connect to a computer without having to add additional hardware. Additionally, USB hubs can be useful with devices like laptops that can't ...

The world we live in is becoming more and more unpredictable. Over the last few years, we have seen an ever-increasing number of power outages across the U.S. and the world. The added strain to the ...

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Am looking to expand USB A ports for my laptop, which has only one USB A and two USB C ports. Among USB C hubs, it seems only the multi port models draw all the attention, those devices with multiple ...

USB has become as much a standard for connecting power to portable devices as it has for serial communication. Recently, the power aspects of USB have been extended to cover battery charging as well ...

Design considerations for battery charging from USB include how fast a device with a discharged battery must operate with full functionality when plugged into a USB port; time allowed for battery ...

A few years ago, it was difficult to find a USB-C battery pack capable of charging a MacBook at a speed of 30 or 45W, but with Apple and other companies increasingly embracing USB-C technology for ...

Arguably the most useful part of USB’s power capabilities is the ability to charge batteries in portable devices, but there is more to battery charging than picking a power source, USB or otherwise.