One of the selling points of the USB-C plug is that supposedly there is no way to incorrectly insert it. As [Pim de Groot] shows with a ‘Cursed USB-C 2.0 Device’, reality is a bit more … ...

USB-C is a cable and connector specification, but those cables may be expected to service numerous standards, from USB 2.0/3.1/3.2, to Power Delivery (USB-PD), and alternative modes which ...

The answer, in short, is very, yet there is a simple life-hack to ensure that you never again fall victim to the embarrassment of pushing a USB Drive into the USB port only for it to go in halfway ...

The USB paradox is one of the most familiar experiences of the digital age. Every time you try to plug in a USB cord, it seems like you always get it wrong on the first try.

Every female USB port has a corresponding plastic piece housing its contacts, which slots into the male connector when you plug it in. The USB connection occurs when those two sets of contacts ...

While plugging plug a mouse, a phone, or a thumb drive into your computer, you try to stick the USB into its slot, only to find it stopping prematurely. You flip it around, but it still won't go in.