As a tech journalist and lifelong nerd, I tend to travel with a lot of gadgets. All of these devices need charging, and ...

USB-C cables with fast data transfer can also be ... For instance, continuity errors can indicate improper wiring, which can lead to poor performance or even safety issues, while significant ...

We called the Baseus PrimeTrip VR2 Max car charger the best charger at CES 2025, and now nearly five months after it was ...

To gauge the quality of the cable, I use a four-wire, milliohm meter attached to the cable using USB breakout boards on the VBUS and ground wires. Subtracting the added resistance of the breakout ...

If you’ve been following along our USB-C saga, you know that the CC wire in the USB-C cables is used for communications and polarity detection. However, what’s not as widely known is that ...

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A single Beats cable costs the same as Apple’s ($19 for a single USB-C to USB-C cable, USB-A to USB-C cable, or USB-C to Lightning cable), and they have the same specs: USB 2.0 data transfer ...

Today, most laptops, tablets, and phones are charged through USB-C. However, it is not recommended to settle for a low-quality cable. The best USB-C cables can quickly charge a variety of devices ...

Most of the USB cable is coiled up inside the puck ... The bigger one — $20.99 — has 6.6 feet (two meters) of wire and is about the size of a grande Starbucks lid. Both come in black, silver ...

Thanks to these improvements, changes, and moves towards standardization, USB-C is an increasingly big part of our lives, and we need to use quality cables to get the most out of it. Here's how to ...