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Synopsys Shows World's First USB 3.2 Demo With 20Gbps Speeds
By Chris Ramseyer published
Synopsys' USB 3.2 demo video shows a 20Gb/s transfer on prototype hardware.

AmazonBasics CU23011W Tap-Adapter: Top Performance, Imperfect Design
By Daniel Sauvageau published
People have become heavily reliant on Amazon for much of their shopping. Is this trust misplaced when it comes to tap-adapter combos?

ABCSell AR-18 USB Power Adapter Tear-Down: Another Death Trap
By Daniel Sauvageau published
The search for a safe sub-$5 adapter continues. Will ABCSell's AR-18 succeed where others have failed?

PrimeCables C05132 Charging Station Tear-Down: Organizational Power
By Daniel Sauvageau published

Tom's Teardown: Two More Apple A1265 iPhone Charger Lookalikes
By Daniel Sauvageau published
Were the Colorful adapters from two months ago really the bottom of the barrel? Let’s have a look at two more A1265 look-alikes to find out.

Areca ARC-8050T3 Thunderbolt 3 DAS Review
By Chris Ramseyer published
Not yet ratedThere are only a few ultra-high capacity products in the Thunderbolt storage market. LaCie is a big name in this space, but Areca is known for superior performance.

Tom's Teardown: SilverStone UC01 USB Power Adapter
By Daniel Sauvageau published
What does a proper USB power adapter look like inside? Hopefully, SilverStone’s UC01 shows us what it takes. Let's look.
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