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These Ugreen retractable USB-C power bricks are a traveler's best friend, now up to 33% off — 45W for $20, 65-watt for $35 in Prime Deal
By Brandon Hill published
Deals Ugreen's 45- and 65-watt charging blocks feature a retractable USB-C cable and two additional USB ports.

The unsung hero of my gaming PC setup: My $30 Power Tower of Destiny extension plug outlet
By Stewart Bendle published
How messed up is your plug setup for your desk tech? Here's what I think of my solution.

This setup uses ‘true wireless power’ for PC monitor, peripherals — RF generator supplies up to 100W of wireless power
By Jowi Morales published
DIY Perks host Matthew Perks builds a desk with a built-in wireless charger capable of powering everything on it up to 100 watts.

Molex demonstrates PCIe 7.0 cabling solution: 128 GT/s at 1 meter
By Anton Shilov published
Molex unveiled its Genesis connector and cable system at Computex, targeting future PCIe 7.0 deployments with a design optimized for 128 GT/s signaling.

ASMedia and Via Labs are developing USB4 v2 controllers
By Anton Shilov published
ASMedia and Via Labs are working on their own USB4 v2 controllers, but don't expect them to come to market for at least 18 months.

This 3.5-inch hub will turn your PC case's front panel into a USB paradise
By Zhiye Liu published
Delock has launched a 3.5-inch USB hub that offers 10 USB-Type-A ports with speeds up to 5 Gbps.

USB 2.0 is 25 years old today — the interface standard that changed the world
By Jowi Morales published
USB 2.0 introduced 480 Mbps transfer speeds in 2000, making it one of the fastest ways of moving data between devices at its time.

Hacker tests Toslink at remarkable distances of up to 143 kilometers
By Christopher Harper published
IP over Toslink, "a very useless consumer fiber optic hack", has been successfully achieved. Why? Never ask me that.
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