Plugable’s New USB 2.0 2-Port Hub

Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by in USB2-2PORT

The newest small and light laptops and tablets don’t have enough USB ports.

Because of that, it’s nice to be able to throw a small USB hub in your bag for extra connectivity when you’re travelling. You want a durable hub without any parts sticking out that are easy to break. Where the hub is a single integrated unit, so nothing will get disconnected and lost. With ports that are in line with the cable, so cables aren’t running all directions on your desk when you’re using it. And a hub without so many ports that it needs its own power adapter anyway (which would be too bulky).

It’s for these kinds of needs that we’re targeting our simple new USB 2.0 2-Port Hub.

It features a clean, compact design. With a standard USB 2.0 High Speed hub controller inside (NEC/Renesas µPD720114 2-port), it enables two devices to share a single available USB port with full USB 2.0 compatibility and performance.

Because it’s bus powered, the 2 ports share the available 500 mA from the single upstream port. It’s a perfect match for use with low powered devices such as keyboards and mice or self powered devices like printers, powered hubs, and powered external hard drives. Note, though, that you won’t want to use an unpowered hub like this for charging.

Features

  • Standard 2 Port USB 2.0 compliant USB hub controller chipset
  • Compatible with all USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices
  • Supports full data rates of 1.5/12/480 Mbps
  • USB bus powered
  • Compact, in-line design to minimize cable clutter

Have any questions? Email support@plugable.com anytime – we’ll be happy to help.

Where to Buy

Plugable USB 2.0 2 Port Hub Product Details $9.20

The Celluon Magic Cube Laser Projection Keyboard Is Amazing

Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by in Windows

There are a bunch of exciting things about the new Celluon Magic Cube Laser Keyboard:

  • It’s shocking to see a keyboard projected onto any table, and be able to type in thin air (that was also true of its predecessor, the Celluon LaserKey CL850)
  • You can connect to any PC or mobile with either with USB or Bluetooth. It uses a battery in wireless mode. That battery charges via its included USB cable
  • It now has a mouse mode with multi-touch support for Windows 7 (Doesn’t support Mac or iOS multitouch)

But the really important thing about the new Magic Cube is it’s now driverless: It uses the standard Bluetooth HID profile and standard USB HID class, so for whatever you connect it to, it just sees a standard USB keyboard or mouse (which have always used HID). No drivers, no fuss.

That makes the new Magic Cube work with nearly all devices out there that can use a standard Bluetooth or USB keyboard: iPad, iPod, iPhone, Windows, Mac, Linux, and lots of other mobiles and devices.

iOS devices, in particular, are well-matched because the built-in auto-correct is a great help for improving accuracy (which is the main remaining downside of a projection keyboard — it takes getting used to).

If you’ve never had the chance to try a laser keyboard, take a look at this video to see it in action.

Celluon Magic Cube Laser Projection Keyboard and Touchpad Product Details $169.99

Plugable Now Shipping to 27 Countries in Europe

Posted on 25. Sep, 2011 by in News

In partnership with Amazon’s expanding European coverage, we’re happy to announce that several of our products are now available for order in the UK and 26 other countries in Europe, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden.

Simply order any of our offered Plugable products on Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon will dispatch the product from their UK warehouse to your destination quickly, and with perks like FREE Super Saver Delivery on eligible items.

We’re really excited about this, as it allows a much wider audience access to great products like our USB graphics adapters for adding up to 6 monitors to a system, our USB gigabit ethernet adapters for upgrading wifi or 10/100 only laptops and tablets, and more.

Amazon.co.uk product sales, documentation, and support are English language only, and our ability to ship replacement units outside the UK is limited. See our EU FAQ for all the details.

And if we’re still not serving you — you’re outside the US, UK, and EU — please let us know what you’d like to see next. We’re constantly looking to expand our options.

Until then, please check out our Plugable products on Amazon.co.uk and the full line at Amazon.com.

Thanks for going out of your way for us!

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