Here’s one thing that you can buy for five bucks that’ll make your life instantly better: a 10-foot long USB extension cable. I swear—this is not hyperbole here—buying one of these cords will change ...

I have a 10 foot USB extension cable on my 2.1ah 5v Apple USB charger for my iPad mini retina. Would using the extension cable have a noticeable impact on charging times or is it inconsequential? If ...

A USB extension cable enables convenient access to USB thumb drives even when your computer's USB port is tightly cluttered with other devices or reside in an inconvenient location. The USB cable ...

It’s great that the iPod shuffle can plug directly into any USB port on your Mac or PC, but it also presents a few challenges for some users: What if your only USB ports are located on the back of ...

Earlier this week, I covered a tip for lightening your travel load by making your AirPort Express Base Station serve double duty as a USB charger. But another place you can cut back is cables, which, ...

I noticed that the USB keyboard extension cable that came with the original iMac has a little notch on the female end, preventing anything other than the apple keyboard from plugging into it. Is this ...

Shopping for a USB-C cable at a store as wide and deep as Amazon can drive anyone nuts. Besides USB-C cables of every color and braid, hundreds, if not thousands of vendors vie for your attention by ...

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