13 Surprising Gadgets You Can Plug Into Your Monitor's USB Port

Your monitor's USB ports can do more than you think. Learn how to power, connect, and enhance your setup with smart, ...
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4 Unusual Accessories You Can Plug Into Your Kindle's USB Port

You can plug any generic USB sound card to the device, hook a pair of buds to the adapter, and use VoiceView that way. You'll ...

5 Ways You Can Add More USB Ports To Your PC

We may be approaching a wireless future, but USB is still one the most convenient ways to connect your devices, which means ...

4 things you can plug into your Android phone's USB port (that aren't chargers)

Do pay attention to the USB speeds of your phone, cable, and anything you connect, however. While some phones and accessories ...
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A Microsoft developer explains how an adapter that converts USB connectors that were once attached to mice and keyboards into PS/2 connectors works

In recent years, many PC peripherals have adopted USB or Bluetooth to connect to PCs, but until USB became mainstream in the mid-2000s, connections via PS/2 connectors were common. Raymond Chen, a ...
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How to turn a USB flash drive into a portable games console

A lot of gamers go to great lengths to find a portable retro gaming device with the lightest and most compact kit. The Linux powered Raspberry Pi 5 does a decent job on that front. But what many ...