Infinite USB Plug. Someone Make This Now!

[exfileme]

This innovative invention calls for unlimited USB devices, although that's highly unlikely.

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[will_chellam]

'Although you can only daisy chain up to 128 devices'

Damn, and I thought the perfect solution had been invented, this is seriously going to hamper my USB efforts.

Seriously though, I probably haven't even touched a total of 128 different USB devices in my entire life.....

 

[HavoCnMe]

It's about time engineers, gosh.

 

[pepperman]

What happens when your flash drive is transferring data on the end of the chain and you need to unplug your mp3 player (hypothetical situation which I think will come up)?

 

[crosko42]

Damn I have 129 devices and 1 usb port. This isn't helpful at all.

 

[kyeana]

Simply brilliant

 

[jon bon wonton]

Most importantly though, you can only daisy chain up to 128 devices.

I thought the actual limit was 127 since the hub acts as one device. Does putting the hub in the cable itself act as a workaround to this?

 

[Guest]

Freaking genius damn!!! Missed my chance.

 

[dman3k]

Sometimes, the easiest of ideas takes a while cause people are too busy thinking outside the box. Thanks for thinking inside the box, Gonglue.

 

[HavoCnMe]

How could the data transferring onto a flash drive be less important than the mp3 player....real world scenario? JMO

 

[VWXYZ]

whats at the end of the cable? a USB port? Or do we have to buy a specefic one of those for different devices?

probably just another USB... Just wondering.

 

[darkxuy]

Instead of devices with that conector, why not sell them as extension cords? you know, another female USB plug at the end of that cables.

half a great idea.

 

[drethon]

Um, how long of a cable is necessary once you daisychain that many devices together. USB can't run infinte length.

I prefer a hub as I can plug it into my PC and put it some place that might be more accessible for my devices. I have a full tower that is sitting beside my desk and to run a keyboard cable all the way behind my desk to my computer is too long for the cable. Instead I put a hub on my desktop by the monitor which is close enough for the hub to get to the computer and well accessible for my mouse, keyboard and other devices...

Just my bent $0.02

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

so they all plug into eachother, and then you have one MASSIVE stick of 128 usb plugs hanging off the side of your laptop, probably reaching the other end of your house / soccer field... does anybody else see a problem here??

nice going on ingenuity though!

 

[SurJector]

'Users with limited ports (such as on a laptop) won't be forced to hot-swap devices or purchase a USB hub.'

Except that the Infinite USB Plug *is* a hub with only two ports. There are fairly compact hubs that might be as effective and less expensive...

 

[omygod711]

the footprint of this plug would block off access to the usb next to it. Also what if I want to remove something in the middle? I have to remove everything behind it. I dont think this is practical.

 

[zak_mckraken]

[citation][nom]pepperman[/nom]What happens when your flash drive is transferring data on the end of the chain and you need to unplug your mp3 player (hypothetical situation which I think will come up)?[/citation]
Unplug the mp3 player at the player side? Little peripherals have built-in cables.
[citation][nom]SurJector [/nom]Except that the Infinite USB Plug *is* a hub with only two ports. There are fairly compact hubs that might be as effective and less expensive...[/citation]
Less expensive than what? There isn't a price tag on it yet.

 

[ram1009]

[citation][nom]pepperman[/nom]What happens when your flash drive is transferring data on the end of the chain and you need to unplug your mp3 player (hypothetical situation which I think will come up)?[/citation]

Unplug the other end???

 

[ram1009]

I doubt these will be as useful as they appear. USB connectors aren't very secure and I can see the connection getting pretty flaky after several devices are daisy chained.

 

[requiemsallure]

mostly useless, when it comes to laptops on the go, who is going to bring that many USB devices with them when traveling, not saying it will not happen i am saying it is unlikely. however in the home this is nice enough... but i would just say get a desktop for home then you do not need this anyway.