You're probably killing your smart home devices without realizing it
…So you dig through a drawer, find a gas station USB charger, and plug it in. Or maybe it is the cheapest third-party adapter you could find online. Either way, using…
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What's great about this Anker charger?
As stated before, I have a couple of chargers that I use around the house and when I travel, but another major difference with this new model is that it has a total output of 140W. That's quite a lot of power to work with, making it faster to charge all the devices I currently own. In total, you get four ports here, with three USB-C and one USB-A. The USB-C ports are great for more robust devices like laptops, phones, and tablets, while the USB-A port can be used to charge accessories. I also enjoy the design of this charger, featuring ports that direct cables towards the floor. Furthermore, t
This is one of the best chargers I've ever owned, and it's now down to a price that's hard to ignoreI stopped reaching for my phone at my desk, and a cheap tablet is the reason
…The phone wobbles when I tap it, and when I plug in a charging cable, the angle shifts and makes it worse. The tablet sits flat on a stand and stays put…
Removable batteries aren't coming back. Good — they sucked
…With an eye to reducing e-waste, it was the EU that dictated the USB-C charger would be the universal standard, leading to the modern situation where one cable can comfortably…
The Google Pixel UI is more capable and feature-rich than you think
…I just take a standard USB-C to HDMI cable, plug my Pixel 8 into my Samsung M7 4K monitor, and it instantly asks me to enable the desktop mode. It offers…
I reviewed the Nothing Headphone (a) and my ears still haven't recovered
…The headphones support 5W wired charging using a USB-C cable, and unfortunately, there’s no fast charge feature to add a certain amount of playback time in 15 minutes, which is…
I skipped buying an expensive smart camera by repurposing an old Android device
…I fished out a 2m USB-C cable and plugged it into an outlet beside the door, which settled that. Next was stopping the OS from killing AlfredCamera in the background. AlfredCamera…
Why I won't upgrade my ageing Chromebook to a MacBook Neo in 2026
…If you own an Android phone and a USB-C to HDMI cable, I highly recommend giving Android's desktop mode a whirl. While this isn't Aluminium OS, it shows how…
If you didn't have a cellphone in the early 2000s, you'll never know these pains
…It’s not unusual to hear someone in the office ask, “Does anyone have an iPhone charger?” or “Can you lend me your USB-C cord?” Not only that, but we have…
I quit paying for storage by building a Raspberry Pi cloud backup system
…The Pi 5 was the first board to expose a PCIe lane, and for SSD speeds, it's a better channel to run storage off of than a USB port. This means…
10 years on, Samsung's Galaxy Bud ancestors offer a few features I'd still love to see on modern earbuds
…If you uploaded your music files onto the case via USB cable from a Samsung phone, they'd be sent to your earbuds next time they were inserted (or from a PC…