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USB cables can be a huge headache. They're deceptively simple, with huge amounts of variation underneath the same broad categories — and that's not even touching on cables that are labeled incorrectly.We're going to look at some of the top USB cable blunders that test engineers make: mistakes can…

Lumafield, experts in Industrial CT scanning, focus their X-ray vision on USB-C cables to show us what’s inside.  The resulting interactive 3-D scans are incredibly detailed, and it’s absolutely worth your time to click through to view the scans in their Voyager web application. They look at…

USB 3.0 offers blazing-fast data transfers, but have you ever noticed how plugging in a USB 3.0 device sometimes disrupts your Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection? This interference can be quite frustrating, especially when your mouse suddenly stops responding or your Wi-Fi slows to a crawl. Let’s break…

How USB HID Makes Plug-and-Play Devices WorkIn today's connected world, we often take for granted how seamlessly our devices communicate with our computers. Plug in a new keyboard or mouse, and it just works—no drivers, no installations, no headaches. This effortless experience is largely thanks to…

Understanding Variations and Compatibility With the rise of USB-C technology, the demand for compatible cables has also increased. However, not all USB-C cables are created equal. While they may all have the same connector, they have drastically different capabilities, including current/voltage…

What is this "Alt Mode" you speak of?  USB Alternate Modes are a powerful feature of USB-C technology that allows for the transmission of video, audio, and other data formats outside standard USB across a USB-C connector. These alternate modes, such as Thunderbolt 4 and DisplayPort, are…