While your router might seem like a single-purpose device, you can use its USB port for a variety of cool things. Here are some use cases worth exploring.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One of the many features laptops lost as they became ...

USB ports are handy because they make it very simple to set up a network printer on a home network or quickly expand sharable storage. However, there are some concerns that USB 3.0 on routers may be a ...

Are you still walking across the room to use a printer or scanner, like we’re living in some pre-millennial time warp? We’re in the future, so let’s start acting like it! USB Network Gate allows you ...

I use Spacedesk to extend my Windows desktop to an extra MacBook, and it works like viewing a remote desktop over the LAN. It's a bit laggy with WiFi, and since both machines had USB-C, I thought I ...

This year's USBOIP (Universal Serial Bus over Internet Protocol) hands-on project explores what is necessary to enable USB devices to operate over a network. The project attempts to spark interest and ...

My company provides employees with laptops and handheld devices to promote an efficient work environment. I’ve also seen employees listening to iPods or carrying keychain USB memory sticks around the ...