With USB Type-C becoming the new standard, there are a number of companies getting product out in the form of chargers, cables, and more. Unfortunately, not all of these meet the new USB-IF standards ...

Satechi's USB-C power meter can tell you at a glance if everything is OK when you're charging your stuff. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Fortunately, if you’ve ever needed to test the voltage on your USB-C devices, there is a tool for you. There are quite a few USB-C voltage meters on the market, including one from one of my favourite ...

There will be many obstacles on the way to the promised single cable type USB-C utopia: new standards that aren’t backwards compatible; USB-C sockets that outwardly look the same, but aren’t ...

Satechi hopes to prevent dodgy USB-C accessories from causing damage to your MacBook with its new USB-C Power Meter, which shows you exactly how much power is being pulled from and passed into your ...

USB Type-C may have promised to solve our cable confusion forever, but uncertainty about charging voltages and safe power delivery have left even fans of the reversible connection scratching their ...

USB Type-C has a lot going for it. It’s a universal standard and it replaces bulky, outmoded plugs that hogged a disproportionate amount of space in phones and computers. But it has an obvious ...

The SooPii (yes, that’s the brand) USB-C to USB-C cable can deliver up to 100W of power, and its in-line meter gives you a live reading of how much wattage is reaching your device The SooPii (yes, ...

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Plus, check the true mAh capacity of your smartphone, laptop, or portable battery. I just don't see how a dongle like this would save anything. It's wired in parallel, not series, so it doesn't ...