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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jon Porter 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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Engineer Ken Pillonel is back with another USB-C Apple mod. After modding an iPhone and the original AirPods to ...

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.

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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 ...

This one is more case mod than real hack – [computerguru365] whacked a female mini-b USB port into his Samsung [thx rsilvawashington] to avoid buying the overpriced ...

The Oculus Rift developer kit is driven by an external power source – but a resourceful modder has found a way to power the unit through USB, making the wall plug obsolete. As detailed in a blog post ...