USB-powered smart home devices are most common than ever, but there are still some devices that even the most dedicated users may have missed.

While your router might seem like a single-purpose device, you can use its USB port for a variety of cool things. Here are some use cases worth exploring.

If you have a modern monitor that sports USB ports, you'd be surprised to see how many cool gadgets you can plug into them.

A smart plug with USB ports can let you automate lots of gadgets around your house. Here are five clever uses for the USB ...

The Plugable UDCA1A USB-C hub is ideal for creating a home office workstation that just needs a USB C laptop. More of us have been working from home with a variety of office setups so we can work as ...

Am looking to expand USB A ports for my laptop, which has only one USB A and two USB C ports. Among USB C hubs, it seems only the multi port models draw all the attention, those devices with multiple ...

USB-C eliminates proprietary barrel plug chargers that we’ve been using for laptops and myriads of other devices. It fights proprietary phone charger standards by explicitly making them non-compliant, ...

You probably own it and have used it—but you've never once thought about it.

USB ports have quietly turned into the default power outlet for phones, laptops, headphones, and even monitors, but the wattage behind that familiar rectangle is far from uniform. Depending on the ...

Hi,<BR>When I plug a self-powered Zip drive or SmardMedia card reader into the USB ports on my monitor or my keyboard, I get a "low power notice" that tells me I need to plug those items into the back ...