Everyone hates running out of battery on their phone, no question about that, and carrying around an emergency battery charger is often a pain as they can be quite bulky, and external battery cases are just as cumbersome. But this charger is small enough to fit in your wallet. Read More >>

There's seemingly an infinite supply of novelty USB flash drives and hubs for consumers to waste their money on, but none come close to the gag-inducing adorableness of this tiny toaster hub and accompanying anthropomorphised slices of toast. Read More >>

You lost your wallet in Jakarta. You got hit by a car in Paris. You need to get online in a sketchy internet cafe in Reno. Read More >>

Here's tasty titbit on top of a rumoured even-smaller 8-pin connector for Apple's next iPhone. It could have 8-pins on both sides of the cable, meaning it wouldn't matter which way you plugged it in, finally removing the blasted fumbling needed to get the damn thing connected the right way up. Read More >>

Who says a USB hub has to have a minimal design or be highly portable? Not designer David Weeks, who created this hub for Kikkerland that's shaped like a miniature metropolis full of not-so-towering skyscrapers. Read More >>

Charging via USB is something we all take increasingly for granted; hell, it's become so ubiquitous you can have USB ports alongside your wall outlets. So it bodes well for a future ruled by USB charging that the powers-that-be have decided that the connection should be able to supply a whole 100 watts of power—enough to power a computer. Read More >>

The first time we saw the BioLite camping stove, it was a fantastic idea that seemed sadly like vaporware. Now it's real, redesigned, available for sale at around £150, and will be awesome for wilderness geeks everywhere. Read More >>

If you look across your desk at the pile of charging cables, docks, flash drives, and other USB-powered accessories, you'll quickly come to the conclusion that you can never have too many USB ports. Even the MondoHub's impressive array of 28 ports will slowly, but surely, all get filled. Read More >>

Are you all in a tizzy, desperate to get yourself on some portable data storage, but bereft of ideas and funds? Not a problem, come this way, for we have got just the thing for you. Read More >>

Following in the footsteps of USB flash drives that have shrunk to meer slivers of plastic, Eikon's new Mini biometric fingerprint reader is barely noticeable as it hangs off your laptop. And the convenience of not having to remember passwords will cost you around £7. Read More >>

If I had to wear a suit to work, I would definitely buy these R2-D2 USB flash drive cufflinks. They can store 2GB of data each, which is pretty good. In fact, I can't think of a better cufflink—except a pair that also made R2 sounds. Read More >>

Ah, passwords. Regardless of what system you use, they're a pain in the arse to manage, remember or access. But maybe there's a solution. What about making a USB dongle that enters and creates new passwords every time you plug it in? Read More >>

I got a bit excited when I saw that the awesome folding UK-plug concept had actually made it into production – so excited, I plunked down my pre-order forthwith. Now it’s here, so is it as awesome as it looks? Read More >>

The electrical plug we have here in Britain is a bit of a beast. Yes it’s pretty safe, but does it have to be so freaking big? No it doesn’t, as proved by this concept design from back in 2009. Three years on, that concept has actually made it into the realms of reality and you can buy a version of it right now. Read More >>

We hope you aren't too averse to the Mac App Store, because it's going to be the only way to upgrade your computer from now on. That's right—no more USB option, Pocket-Lint reports. Forever. Read More >>