Tag: usb
Forget USB 3.0 & USB 3.1: USB 3.2 Moving Forward
Zhiye Liu wrote for Tom’s Hardware that USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 will become USB 3.2. Both USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 are to be considered generations of the USB 3.2 specification. USB 3.1 Gen 1 (formerly known as USB 3.0), which offers speeds up to 5 Gbps, will be rebranded into USB 3.2 Gen 1…
Popular Science: ‘Do You Really Need to Properly Eject a USB Drive Before Yanking It Out?’
John Gruber wrote about the misleading Popular Science article: ‘Do You Really Need to Properly Eject a USB Drive Before Yanking It Out?’. This is terrible advice. It’s akin to saying you probably don’t need to wear a seat belt because it’s unlikely anything bad will happen. Imagine a few dozen people saying they drive…
Future USB connector to be reversible
If you’ve used a USB device before, you’ll definitely have encountered that frustrating occasion where you tried to plug the connector in the other way around. It’s not a big deal, since you just need to flip the cable over and you’ve solved the jigsaw, but it is irritating. The good news is that the…