which like Apple's Lightning connector will be reversible so that there's no "wrong" way to plug it in. Click to expand... You know, it's the little details that count. People call the fingerprint ...

Late last year, word broke that the tech industry's most heinous crime -- the standard USB plug that isn't actually universal and can only fit into its port one way -- would be brought to justice. Now ...

We’ve all experienced USB frustration—spending 20 minutes shoving the connector toward the receptacle again and again, hoping the gods will be kind and it just works this time, and wondering why with ...

I'm plugging in my phone in complete darkness every night, and I never got it wrong. The plug has tiny springs on the lower part which are easy to feel, and the phone has a non-slip back. Only an ...

The Flipper USB connector from UltraTek can plug into computer ports in either orientation, upside or downside. The patented design has several advantages over the traditional non-flip-able USB ...

A cable connector is an odd thing to get excited about, but when it’s something as ubiquitous as USB you can perhaps forgive people for getting a little worked up. The new Type-C connector has been ...

One of the tech world's most archaic aspects is that plugs don't universally connect to ports -- even the ones that have the word "universal" right there in the name. Aside from power cords with two ...

AUSTIN -- A USB cable will eliminate the age-old problem of plugging a USB cable in only to realize it's upside down. The dio Naked Reversible USB by Moopti has a sleek design without the metal box ...

Anyone who curses when they try to plug in a USB cable would do well to remember what it was like before this ubiquitous connector. Setting up SCSI, Parallel and Serial cables was decidedly tricky ...

USB-A is what many of us picture when we hear “USB.” It’s been a part of our tech lives for years, serving as a reliable bridge between devices for data transfer and charging. USB-A connectors have a ...