At CES 2024, MSI unveiled its no-cables desktop (or, at least, its no-visible-cables desktop!) with a special motherboard and PC case series dubbed “Project Zero.” We built it up—and created the ...

Most people don’t think twice about picking up a phone charging cable and plugging it in. But one hacker’s project wants to change that and raise awareness of the dangers of potentially malicious ...

SATA is an abbreviation for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment which is an IDE standard. It is a data access standard interface in modern computers used to transfer data at high rates via compact ...

Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Glance at your laptop and you ...

For more help with cables, check out Glenn Fleishman’s new book, Take Control of Untangling Connections. It answers common questions and aids in troubleshooting problems. You’ll learn how to recognize ...

One of most basic ways to share files and other resources with another computer in your office is via a direct cable connection. However, you cannot use a regular Ethernet cable -- called a ...

Hard as it is to believe, there was once a time when computers didn't have USB ports. Here's what came before it, and how ...

Electrocution, faulty operation, fire hazards and building or operation code violations are but some of the dangers involved when cables become frayed or pinched and exposed. These dangers are present ...

There has been a near-constant debate about Apple and the choices it has made with ports and connectors spanning the company's entire history. AppleInsider takes a look back at most of the different ...