A USB Hub That Doesn't Care Which Way You Stick It In [USB]
Andrew Liszewski
It doesn't do USB 3.0, but I can forgive Buffalo for overlooking that functionality since its new four-port hub doesn't get all uptight when you try to insert a USB cable upside-down. It happily goes both ways. More »


source: gizmodo.com
23 Feb 2012
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