How to turn a USB flash drive into a portable games console
A lot of gamers go to great lengths to find a portable retro gaming device with the lightest and most compact kit. The Linux powered Raspberry Pi 5 does a decent job on that front.…
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How to encrypt your laptop and USB drive: Keep hackers away from your data
Mobile devices sometimes get lost. A laptop bag gets left on the bus or train, a smartphone slips out of your pocket, or a USB flash drive falls to the ground unnoticed. Losing a notebook…
No DVD drive in your laptop? Grab this USB add-on for just $20
Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An external DVD drive…
Get Anker’s 15-device USB power strip for 24% off while you can
Tired of your old, clunky, worn-out power strip? Wish it was faster, sleeker, and able to accommodate many more devices without sacrificing that much more space? If so, you need Anker’s 15-in-1 USB power strip…
‘Juice jacking’ is back, but rogue USB chargers don’t scare me
Remember juice jacking? This kind of attack happens when you plug your phone or tablet into a public USB charging port (like at an airport), and the malicious charger compromises your device. Most commonly, the…
CyberLink Photo Director 365 review: Smarter photo editing with AI
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Editing is faster with AI and automation Easy-to-use wizards Cons Limited control in some AI-generated graphics Our Verdict The new AI in CyberLink Photo Director 365 helps achieve results…
No DVD drive in your laptop? Snag this USB add-on for only $20
Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An external DVD drive…
No DVD drive in your laptop? This USB add-on is only $20 right now
Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An external DVD drive…
PNY Duo Link V3 review: A versatile USB flash drive for light-duty use
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good everyday 10Gbps performance Type-C and Type-A connectors Affordable for the capacities Cons The slowest off-cache write speed we’ve ever seen Our Verdict For light offloads from your iPhone…
Stop! Don’t plug that USB drive into your Mac until you read this
USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer problem. But they’re still quite useful for handing over files to another user when your…