a couple of resistors and a MIDI connector. After testing his simple circuit on a bread board, he managed to squeeze it all inside an old USB dongle housing, stuffing it in dead-bug style.

As with most connector types, USB connectors are available with either male or female plugs. Specific male-to-male or female-to-female adapters are also available, but may require custom manufacture.

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USB (Universal Serial Bus) cables are everywhere. If you’ve ever needed to fast charge anything, from smartphones to tablets, to cameras and even newer laptops, you’ve likely needed to use one.

After a new round of testing, we have a new top pick, the MSI AX1800 WiFi USB Adapter, and a new upgrade pick, the Netgear Nighthawk A8000. We plan to test Wi-Fi 7 adapters later this year ...

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The USB-A acts as a male USB-C to female USB-A 3.1 adapter ... much less publish partial schematics and connector information for the DIY community. The USB-C-fostered ecosystem of Framework ...

It’s easy to think that all USB-C cables are the same, and that any claims to superiority are just a way to jack up the price. After all, it’s just a cable, right? I applaud the consumer ...

It also includes an LED activity light, a feature that USB drives often lack, and its USB connector is retractable, so it has no parts to lose and it shouldn’t get damaged when you throw it in a ...

That said, you can already pick up very good battery-powered noise-canceling headphones that sport a 3.5mm audio connector. So really, USB Type-C is only offering a more reliable power supply and ...

Unfortunately, Apple didn’t make a first-party USB-A to USB-C cable for this situation. Instead, the company sells a $29 USB-C to Lightning adapter as its official solution. My advice?

It also has HDMI, DisplayPort, three USB-A 3.2 downstream ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack. It even includes DisplayPort-out, a rare feature that simplifies cable management by enabling daisy ...