The problem lies with how different power supplies and peripherals identify each other, and quite likely in device manufacturers skimping on a few components here and there. A compliant USB-C power ...

I've modded a drive bay so that I can slide in my Archos Jukebox and it will be reported as a hard drive. I just mounted the power plug and USB cabel to a back panel. But my question is: How can I ...

Check out this funky homemade indestructible USB thumb drive called the USB Armor Drive. The aim of this project was fairly straight forward. The keychain ring on my Corsair 1GB Flash Voyager USB ...

Tired of using the Apple-exclusive Lighting cable to charge your AirPods? Now, you don’t have to. That is, if you’re willing to put the work into taking the case apart and swapping the Lightning port ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Robotics engineering student Ken Pillonel has followed up his ...

Engineer Ken Pillonel is back with another USB-C Apple mod. After modding an iPhone and the original AirPods to ditch Lightning, he’s turned his attention to the AirPods Pro. Engineer Ken Pillonel is ...

I think most of us can agree that iPhone is long overdue a USB-C upgrade. But despite bringing the technology to Mac and iPad years ago, Apple seems reluctant to ditch Lightning for its smartphones.

Back in 2021, Robotics engineer Ken Pillonel was the first to transform iPhone’s Lightning port to USB-C. Since then he’s created a way to do the same for the case for AirPods and AirPods Pro and even ...

An engineering student tinkered for months before completing an iPhone with a functioning USB-C port. He said the iPhone works, but the user would be prohibited from actually using it. The phone is up ...

In the very near future all cars will have built-in USB ports. Some do now, but until that future becomes a full-blown reality you can either wait or take matters into your own hands with this ...

The project illustrates an old Arduino USB board being hacked by finding the right pins and stringing a capacitor between the serial connector and the reset line. One side of the capacitor connects to ...

I have a wireless logitech trackball that I use on my Dell laptop, that i absolutly love. The reciever plugs into my usb port which is fine but it has this nasty 4 foot cord on it. needless to say it ...