USB

Almost everyone has a device that needs to be charged. Whether it's a phone, tablet, or otherwise, the need for USB power is always looming. A new device called the Couchlet aims to take put USB power in the places where people spend a lot of time – their furniture.

Five years ago we saw a clever take on USB splitter accessories, with the chainable Infinite USB. Today the company is back to try to tackle the problems created by Apple's extreme minimalism in the new Retina MacBook.

The Twiddler3 is a combination keyboard and mouse held in just one hand and relying on chorded movements similar to holding and playing a guitar. I was initially impressed by its natural feel in my hand and was curious how it would fit into work, play, and on both mobile and desktop.

Not everyone wants to leave their computer powered up, every time they need to charge a device via USB. The new SnapPower Charger, however, offers an alternative. It's a wall outlet cover plate that provides 1 amp of USB power, with no rewiring or extra hardware necessary.

The iKlips dual USB/Lightning flash drive offers a convenient way to store and exchange files between iOS devices, Macs and PCs faster than the competition thanks to a USB 3.0 connector.

With Apple announcing its brand new, USB-C-equipped MacBook yesterday, we knew it wouldn’t be long before compatible accessories started turning up. LaCie’s new Porsche Design Mobile Drives are some of the first out of the gate, offering up to 2 TB of USB-C-friendly storage.

Skoogmusic has spent the last 4 years delivering its digital music-making instrument to schools around the world. Now the company has developed Skoog 2.0 for consumers, which benefits from a much-reduced cost of entry, new mobile companion apps, wireless capabilities and battery-powered portability.

There's an increasing recognition that passwords alone are not going be an adequate form of online security in the future. Two-factor authentication can vastly improve security, by simply introducing a second means of verification alongside a password. Google's new USB Security Key does just that.

A half hour of jogging or a day of regular movement is enough to capture three hours of energy to transfer into your devices using a new wearable.

Qimini is launching a wireless charging device called Deuce that also features its own battery packed in its tiny form factor, allowing it to charge devices without wires while on the go.

After introducing its PowerTrekk portable fuel cell charger several years ago, Swedish company myFC is readying the 2.0 version. The new model is close to three times more powerful than the original, offering enough juice to charge tablets, along with smaller devices like smartphones and GPS units.

Have you ever wondered what that USB port on your Wi-Fi router is for? Most modern routers have at least one or maybe two, and today we'll take a look at how Windows users can set it up with a hard or flash drive to share content across a local network.