Holy mother of all things long overdue. After years of subjecting us to fumbling and rotating cables blindly behind devices around the world, the powers that (US) be have decided to make a Universal Serial Bus plug that is reversible. Read More >>
It recently came to light that the NSA snooped on the communications of Google and Yahoo users without ever breaking into a data center. Now, the New York Times is reporting, it appears that could be because it penetrated fibre optic cables. Read More >>
Boosting the battery life on a mobile device is easy; they just need to get a lot thicker. But since none of us are willing to give up our svelte smartphones or tablets, we've bought into a life that involves bringing charging cables wherever we go. A hassle that's now slightly less annoying with these ultra-thin USB cables that can easily slip into the slimmest of pockets. Read More >>
Featured comment by T-C4T:
"I'm not even sure there *is* a name for that type of USB connector. Basically, it's full-size, just without all the enclosing plastic." More »
The way Apple goes it alone in offering the only smartphone on the market without a MicroUSB connector might soon be coming to a forceful end, with the EU planning a fresh push to enforce its universal charger dream. Read More >>
Featured comment by minignong:
"Sorry, that was unclear. I meant the act of putting the phone on charge. I.E., the act of connecting the cable vs dropping it on a charging mat." More »
The makers of the ChargeCard—that wallet-friendly credit card-sized sync cable for smartphones—are back with a new product called the ChargeKey that's instead designed to hang out on your keychain. It's almost like a stripped down version of the ChargeCard that sheds most of the plastic so it can easily sidle up next to your keys, but at the cost of being incredibly short which limits where you can use it. Read More >>
Featured comment by TankBoyBen:
"i wasnt really being angry, just joshin. but laptop on desk->phone! no? im pretty sure the usb bit pivots so offers some flexibility" More »
Maybe it's a drawer. Maybe it's a shoebox, or a garbage bag, or a writhing, almost-sentient beast that is going to strangle you one of these days. But somewhere, you're bound to have a hideous mess of cords and wires stashed away. The question is: which one of us has the worst? Read More >>
Featured comment by olafgarten:
"it took me almost 2 hours to untangle the power cable for my old Saitek Joystick, then I found it was broken..." More »
If you wear headphones, your pocket is too full. It's already got your phone in it, and then, to keep it from flopping useless against your thigh all day, you've stuffed the remainder of your overlong headphone cable in there as well, maybe rolled up neatly or wrapped around the phone, but most likely just jammed in like a handful of shoelaces. This isn't really ideal. It's also highly fixable. Read More >>
Intel has officially announced that the next generation of Thunderbolt, previously codenamed Falcon Ridge, will be called... wait for it... Thunderbolt 2. Lame name, sadly — but it still promises to be amazing. Read More >>
Upgrade your iPhone 5's default sync cable with the thicker, posable Trunk and you'll never spend another second of your life untangling that web of knots that magically appears in your pocket. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jay Prospero:
"Yup was about to write the same thing, bending that to suit your needs will wear out the connections in no time." More »
In the list of things you probably should never experience in your life, even if you're sozzled to oblivion, dangling upside down from an active power cable is probably near the top. This very, very drunk man, however, obviously thinks differently. He climbed up a pole and hung upside down a high-voltage power cable for 15 minutes. Luckily for him (unluckily for human intelligence) he managed to survive without any major injuries. Read More >>
We've received a few complaints about our recent deals, with some of you whining about the fact that you don't have a spare few hundred quid lying around in order to take advantage of discounted TVs, games consoles and volcano handgliding experiences. Read More >>
Featured comment by Shorty:
"Buy this, swap it with his, wait 2 weeks and ask him if his expensive HDMI cable was worth the money, then tell him." More »
You can never carry too many backup charging cables, and since you probably never leave home without your wallet, the ChargeCard is the perfect accessory for battery-sucking smartphones. It's only slightly thicker than a credit card, and lets you leech power from any available USB port. Read More >>
Featured comment by magicguppy:
"True. It's probably cheaper than Apple's lightning connector though. I just went to the Apple store to check but they're busy updating it.
OMG -..." More »
The Internet connects us all, but it's easy to take for granted what a crazy accomplishment that is. After all, plenty of us live on different land-masses. We've got to get that sweet, sweet Internet across the deep blue sea somehow, and these are the underwater 'net pipes that get the job done. Read More >>
It never fails. No matter where you're sitting in relation to the last open wall outlet at the cafe, your computer's charging cord is always just a bit too short. Luckily, a new prototype cable developed at North Carolina State University will let you plug in, even if the outlet's in the next room. Read More >>
Featured comment by kiwishamoo:
"FYI, you'll still need extension cords; as these are elastic they'll snap back to their original length when you let them go. A short section of this ..." More »
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