Plugable UGA-2K-A In Stock

Posted on 02. Jun, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in Windows

After being sold out for some time, the Plugable UGA-2K-A USB to VGA/DVI/HDMI Adapter is now finally back in stock. This adapter has the DisplayLink 195 chip inside, supporting up to 2048×1152.

For those that have been waiting — thank you for your patience!

Improvements in the new UGA-2K-A adapters include:

  • Updated USB plug and play ID and strings unique to the Plugable UGA-2K-A
  • Fix for a voltage problem with DVI connected monitors that occasionally required unplugging both USB and DVI to reset the device
  • Groundwork laid for compliance with the “DisplayLink Certified” program

And all the great software compatibility features are the same, including automatic detection, download, and install of drivers via Microsoft’s Windows Update system for Windows 7, Vista, and XP. Mac and Linux compatibility are the same (see product page for limitations — there are important ones to note).

Thank you to all our customers who buy Plugable products! We really appreciate your support.

Google Summer of Code Work Kicks Off

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in udlfb

Today is the kickoff of coding work for Google SoC 2010 projects.

We’re very excited about the Google funded project to refine USB multiseat on Linux, with the winning proposal from Lucas Nascimento Ferreira at the Federal University of Parana in Brazil.

In addition to providing mentoring, Plugable is also providing donated hardware for this project. Two Plugable Universal Docking stations with recent enhancements for use as a terminal, were just picked up by Lucas in Brazil today. By next month, we expect to have updated versions of the UGA-125-HUB for terminal use to send down.

For those interested in learning more and potentially following Lucas’ work:

And we’ll post periodic status updates here.

Windows, Mac, Linux, and Information Overload

Posted on 24. May, 2010 by Bernie Thompson in Windows

Our philosophy is to support all three of Windows, Mac, and Linux for all of Plugable’s hardware products, to the greatest degree possible. And when there are limits (as there often are) we try to tell you about them up front.

We do this because we know you use a mix of machines, or may be thinking about switching one way or another. And when you invest in a collection of USB devices, you want them to be useful beyond your current computer. That’s what we expect, too.

All this activity can get a little noisy, though. A little too much information.

That’ll be especially true for some exciting but technically involved work that’s happening over the next few months on Linux with the Google Summer of Code project for USB multiseat, which makes use of some of our Plugable hardware.

So if you’re interested in just one platform or another, here is a way to get just the news that you care about, and get rid of the rest of the noise:

And for those wanting an even more customized view — just append /feed to the tail end of any category view on the site, to get an even more specific feed, if you’re interested.

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