Two ports not enough for your parallel hacking needs? Believe it or not, we’ve also seen a quad USB-to-serial adapter that you can put together, though it’s a considerably more complex circuit.

DACs (digital-to-analogue converters) are everywhere. You've likely already used one today. You see, any device that delivers digital sound – your laptop, games console, portable music player or phone ...

USB flash drives are pretty self-explanatory, aren’t they? All you have to do is plug it into your PC and it’s ready to go, whether you’re using it to transfer files, play media, or launch ...

Don't rely on the wimpy microphone built into your phone or laptop. Here's how to find the best USB (and XLR with USB) mics for gaming, podcasting, and recording music, including our top-tested picks.

The Insight Hub connects to a computer via a USB Type-C port and expands it to three downstream ports, each with a 1.3-inch color display screen that displays information about the serial device such ...

When it comes to small storage solutions with fast transfer speeds and wide device compatibility, nothing beats the best USB flash drive or USB stick. In our experience, the best USB flash drive ...

Perhaps, not widely known by PC users, there is an option to boot from a USB drive within a running Windows OS installation. If Fast Boot is enabled in UEFI/BIOS, you may not be able to boot from ...

The Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter is there for anyone who needs to have all Apple products. It's pretty good, to be fair, thanks to being lightweight and matching the tone of all things ...

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This is because USB flash drives (aka thumb drives, memory sticks, or pen drives) provide one of the most painless ways of transferring or backing up data. So, a good USB drive still deserves a ...

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