USB-C cables already have to be built to a certain ... I built a female barrel jack to female Type-C adapter so that I could use nice silicone flexible cables with my Pinecil and a barrel jack ...

They provide 5 VDC power on one of the pins and are designed for connections with host controllers and hubs. USB cables with Type A adapters on both ends are not designed for direct connections ...

It’s been a few years since USB-C first hit the scene. And while we still love how reversible it is and how powerful it’s ...

This cute little adapter is simply to allow you to plug in one standard USB-A device or cable at a time, great for using a USB stick, for example. Just don’t misplace it, it’s tiny.

It’s a USB 3.1 Type C to Type A adapter, but it also has the neat little bonus of adding screw terminals. Think of it as jumper cables for your laptop or phone, but don’t actually do that.

Right now, you can get the Apple 35W dual USB-C port compact power adapter for a much lower price than normally. For the day ...

While it might seem like there's no method to the USB charger madness, once you become familiar with the different types ... cable into their phones and the USB-A cable into a computer or wall ...

Even so, there’s another good reason to buy one of these cable types: they must adhere to stricter specifications ... You may ...