Infinite USB Plug. Someone Make This Now!

[jeffk464]

What happens when the plugs start getting old and sloppy?

 

[jeffk464]

they should make it so usb plugs click in to avoid the old and sloppy.

 

[maigo]

and it only took 15 years? *facepalm*

 

[enzo matrix]

[citation][nom]crosko42[/nom]Damn I have 129 devices and 1 usb port. This isn't helpful at all.[/citation]
The port itself can't support more than 128 devices. It's not this invention's limitation. It's USB.

 

[micky_lund]

some useful news finally

 

[alpinetim]

not smart at all. What if you needed to unplug the first device in the chain or the second ect.? I have to unplug all the rest?

 

[anamaniac]

That's... actually kinda cool.
If I remember the USB 3.0 spec supplies more power, so that 'should' help somewhat.
May be useful for a laptop, but for a PC, I'd just get a hub.

 

[drksilenc]

o i can see it now having to replace the usb controller of so many laptops because they are overloaded the joys of hard soder come to light

 

[cj_online]

lol wtf !!! i thought of this same thing !!! but with curved edges as an addition and lol i thought i was retarded or something for considering that even a possibility... lol i guess i was wrong.

 

[Guest]

some of you are missing the point that others have made. The part that plugs into the computer is not hardwired to a device. it would be a dongle type thing with a female end that you could plug a device into. that way, if you need to remove a device from the middle of the chain, you don't need to break the chain to do it. just unplug the device from dongle.

 

[baddad]

I have 8 DVD Carousel units that can be chained together but I have yet to have more then three on one port. It is not only a limitation of the hardware but of the OS as while.

 

[brando56894]

I was about to post something up about how this doesnt make sense to me since I didnt see the cord protruding from the adapter since both the cord and background are both white.

Pretty cool idea.

 

[waffle911]

My laptop cooler already has this for the fans. The cord blocks the adjacent port, so it might as well not have a passthrough at all in some circumstances. Also, it can make connectivity with other devices a bit dodgey. When my printer is connected through it, the computer can't see the built-in scanner at all. iPod had some trouble connecting to iTunes as well.

 

[killerb255]

This would be nice for USB 3.0, though, since it supports more bandwidth and outputs almost an amp of power (rather than 500mA w. USB 2.0).

 

[Guest]

Seeing that the device uses USB splitting as opposed to a USB hub, you'll end up with a bunchload of collisions when you start adding a few data hungry devices!
This design may work for a keyb, mouse, and perhaps an ext. floppy drive,
but don't try connecting a HD webcam with some ext SSD's and external monitor to this thing!