How Do You Tell What Type Of USB Ports You Have?

To identify the specific USB ports and connectors on your devices, you can simply look at their shape and color, or check ...
MobileSyrup

USB-C cables get new identification icons to show power and speed

Several new USB-C identification symbols for cable and port packaging just dropped. Companies can use the symbols to help consumers tell which USB-C cables, ports and charging bricks can do what. The ...
Electronic Design

Compact Charger Identification Switch Supports USB, Apple, and CCSA YD/T Charging

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. MAXIM INTEGRATED Products introduces the MAX14566E, a USB charger identification solution that supports the charging of ...
EDN

USB Type-C cable and connector identification and backward compatibility

As exciting as USB Type-C may be, there will be an indefinite yet assuredly lengthy, crossover period from legacy USB to USB Type-C, even as adoption of Type-C for new system designs accelerates. This ...
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Switch 2: USB-C devices fail due to Nintendo's device identification

Because Nintendo deals with numerous manufacturer-specific commands of the current USB protocol in a rather special way, many USB-C docks do not work with the Switch 2. This is the conclusion reached ...
Gizmodo

Apple 1 – Palm 0 On iTunes Synchronization War

Bad news for Palm. They have been trying to plug into the iPod/iPhone ecosystem by forging the Pre’s USB identification number, with Apple smashing their efforts with each iTunes update. Now, the USB ...