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Plugable’s New 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub
USB 3.0 is great, but most of the thin-and-light and tablet systems launching now only have room for one or two USB ports. So we’re excited to announce Plugable’s new 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub using the...
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7 Monitors on Windows 7 with USB 3.0
See 7 monitors in action using Plugable USB 3.0 hubs and graphics adapters. The hardware seen in the video are: The Plugable 7-Port USB 3.0 Hub 3 Plugable USB 3.0 to HDMI/DVI Adapters 4 Plugable USB...
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Plugable’s New USB 2.0 Card Reader
I want a card reader that is small and light so I can throw it in my bag and not worry about it. One that is completely compatible with the universe of operating systems out there (including Windows,...
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A USB Hub that Works Well with the Raspberry Pi
We’re excited to be launching our Plugable 7 Port High Speed USB 2.0 Hub with 3A Power Adapter in the UK today. Because of its best-in-class USB 2.0 hub controller chipset, this is a good choice for...
View ArticleWindows 8 and DisplayLink (Deprecated)
The content of this post has been superseded. If you are having difficulties with DisplayLink in Windows 8 or 8.1, please install the latest DisplayLink drivers from here:...
View ArticleThe Windows RT and Surface USB Device Compatibility Story
[Updated 11/20/2012] Microsoft’s official statement is “Windows RT uses class drivers and in-box drivers exclusively, departing from a common driver added scenario on the x64 or x86 architectures.”...
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Plugable’s New Bluetooth 4.0 (Low Energy) Adapter
Bluetooth is booming. It’s the method of choice for connecting wireless devices — it has become nearly ubiquitous across the full range of today’s PCs, phones, tablets, etc. So we’re excited to...
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Wired Ethernet Connectivity for the Microsoft Surface
UPDATE 5/12/2014: The information below is out of date. Beyond Microsoft asking us to remove the driver download, this process will no longer work on Windows 8.1 due to the driver not being signed for...
View ArticleWindows RT (Surface) USB Ethernet Driver Going Away 12/23
The driver that enables certain USB Ethernet adapters like the Plugable USB2-E100 to work with new Windows RT devices like the Microsoft Surface has been pulled from the chipset manufacturer’s site...
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Plugable UD-3000 Firmware Upgrade (for Windows 8)
Update 12/24/2012 – All Plugable UD-3000 Universal Laptop Docking Stations purchased from Amazon after Dec 24, 2012 already have the update mentioned in this article. If you purchased after that date,...
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Windows Multipoint Server 2012 and Plugable USB Zero Clients
Windows Multipoint Server allows you to share a single PC among many users by connecting many USB zero clients (USB terminals). It’s a huge maintenance, power, and cost savings. Microsoft’s newly...
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All New Plugable USB 3.0 Universal Docking Stations Updated for Windows 8...
***All docks ordered after 12/19/2012 already ships with the latest firmware, do not attempt to use the firmware upgrade tool for these units.*** All units of the Plugable UD-3000 USB 3.0 Universal...
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Latest Technology for Up To 8 Monitors on Windows
Plugable is excited to be launching our new Plugable UGA-3000 USB 3.0 / 2.0 to VGA / DVI / HDMI Adapter for Multiple Monitors on Windows. It’s available today in the USA from Amazon.com and 27...
View ArticlenVidia drivers Oct 2012 and Later vs. DisplayLink Dec 2012 and Earlier
We’re seeing a number of reports that nVidia’s drivers for certain chipsets dated October 2012 and later have problems in the presence of DisplayLink drivers. When things like this have happened in the...
View ArticleDisplayLink Releases New Windows Driver Version 7.1 M1
Today DisplayLink released their new Windows Driver Version 7.1 M1 (7.1.45135.0). We’re excited to have this new driver out, as it fixes a number of last issues that let us recommend the latest 7.X...
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A better way to store all that data
Checkout the full line of products for Plugable Storage System More of us are juggling several devices. And our new, smaller computers are coming with smaller drives (like the 128GB drive size on the...
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DisplayLink Windows 7 Compatibility Issues with Basic Mode and Chrome
Two important Windows 7 compatibility notices, for users of DisplayLink devices: 1) A Windows update deployed by Microsoft on 2/27/2013 is leaving Windows systems in Basic mode, which then causes...
View ArticleUSB Graphics Support on Mac Gets A Double Boost
USB is the easiest way to connect one or more extra monitors to a computer, but drivers are required to make it all work. Two events this week have made attaching multiple monitors to Mac OS X systems...
View ArticleSwitch Your Email Subsciptions
For our email subscriptions, we’re transitioning from Feedburner — acquired by Google a few years ago, and now being deprecated — to Jetpack, which is WordPress’s nice new service for social and email...
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Windows 8.1 Preview – DisplayLink Drivers
Windows 8.1 offers some great improvements, and we’re already seeing users (particularly Surface Pro users) who are trying the preview. The preview of Windows 8.1 just came out yesterday, and it’s...
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Upgrading Older Mac Pros to USB 3.0
We’re seeing a lot of Mac users wanting to upgrade older Mac Pros to gain USB 3.0 support. Unfortunately, the solutions available (a common one is a PCIe add-in card from a company called Caldigit) are...
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New Plugable USB 3.0 Universal Docking Station (with Dual Monitor Support)
We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest UD-3900 USB 3.0 Universal Laptop / Tablet docking station, adding an additional HDMI port to our UD-3000 docking station, currently the #1 selling...
View ArticlePlugable 4-Port BC 1.1 Charging Hub Video
A nice video of our USB 2.0 4-Port BC 1.1 Charging Hub, from a young but very capable Youtuber. He covers both charging and regular USB hub use, with and without the included power adapter. Good stuff!...
View ArticleNew 2013 Google Nexus 7 and USB Ethernet Adapters
The new 2013 Google Nexus 7 (“Gen 2″ or “flo”) has a bug where USB Ethernet adapters won’t work — they’ll appear to be recognized, but won’t get a DHCP address. This is with Android 4.3, builds JSS15J...
View ArticleUsing the Plugable Storage System
Opening and closing the PSS protective plastic cases (video 0:35 seconds) Using the Plugable Storage System for maintaining a library of operating systems to boot from (video 2:22)
View ArticleMultiple Monitor Issues with OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and 10.10 (Yosemite)
Update 10/22/14: With the release of 10.10 (Yosemite), unfortunately there’s not much improved USB graphics behavior to report, as the key issues outlined in this post still exist. We’ve posted an...
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Before You Upgrade To Mac OS X 10.9 (“Mavericks”)
Update 10/22/14: With the release of 10.10 (Yosemite), unfortunately there’s not much improved USB graphics behavior to report, as the key issues outlined in this post still exist. We’ve posted an...
View ArticleDisplayLink Releases Version 2.1 Driver for Mac OS X
There have been many multi-monitor regressions from OS X 10.8.5 to 10.9, and USB graphics has been significantly impacted. Part of the confusion is not knowing which new problems are fixable by...
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Black Friday for your Multiple Monitor Setup
At Plugable, we price our products at a fixed, low margin that doesn’t usually leave room for Black Friday specials. Because of lower costs, this year we have a pricing realignment of our...
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Plugable Launches New 10-Port USB Hub Family
Plugable has had the top-selling 10-port USB 2.0 hub on Amazon for over 3 years — much of that time in the “top 100″ of all electronics. And over that period, we made many large and small improvements...
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New Adapter from Plugable Technologies Enables 4K Ultra HD Monitors up to...
Ultra HD 4K monitors with resolutions up to 3840×2160 are starting to move into the mainstream. Many Windows-based tablets and laptops shipped in recent years don’t yet support this new generation of...
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New DisplayLink Windows Driver Version 7.7 Leaves XP Behind
DisplayLink has released their new Windows driver version 7.7 M0. For most users, we’re recommending they stay on DisplayLink’s mature 7.6 M2 driver series for the time being, but this release does...
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What BadUSB Is and Isn’t
The BadUSB exploit is an idea and working proof of concept which takes advantage of the fact that some USB devices have firmware, and on some of those devices the firmware can be updated. BadUSB has...
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Throwback: Linux vs. Windows NT and OS/2
Originally Published in Linux Journal Issue #1, March 199420 Years ago, 15 years before founding Plugable Technologies, Bernie Thompson wrote an article for the first issue of Linux Journal. Over the...
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Throwback: The World Wide Web
Originally published in Linux Journal Issue #3, June-July 199420 Years ago, 15 years before founding Plugable Technologies, Bernie Thompson wrote an article for the first issue of Linux Journal. Over...
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Throwback: Making Money in the Bazaar
Originally Published in Linux Journal Issue #62, June 199920 Years ago, 15 years before founding Plugable Technologies, Bernie Thompson wrote an article for the first issue of Linux Journal. Over the...
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Throwback: Market Making for the Bazaar
Originally Published in Linux Journal Issue #64, August 199920 Years ago, 15 years before founding Plugable Technologies, Bernie Thompson wrote an article for the first issue of Linux Journal. Over the...
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20 Years of Linux
Originally Published in Linux Journal Issue #239, March 201420 Years ago, 15 years before founding Plugable Technologies, Bernie Thompson wrote an article for the first issue of Linux Journal. Over the...
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Easily Upgrade the USB Charging Capabilities of Your Car
Your car may have enough cup holders but USB charging ports are often scarce. With our new Plugable USB-C3C, we’ve packed 3 USB smart charging ports into a beautiful cup-sized charger that sits in any...
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Plugable Car Cup USB charger Giveaway (Uber drivers only)
#giveaway for #uber drivers. RT + follow for chance to win one of 10 Plugable car USB chargersRules:No purchase necessaryDrivers in the 50 US states only on this giveaway (sorry! We’ll get to drivers...
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Hands-On With USB-C on the Chromebook Pixel 2
This has been an exciting week with the launch of Apple’s new Macbook with a single USB-C port (technically USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C). Then just a day later Google announces their Google Chromebook Pixel 2...
View ArticleMassive New 97-Port USB Type-C Hub Shows Plugable’s Engineering Prowess
USB’s new Type C connector is amazing. It’s reversible (like the Apple Lightning cable), it replaces both the iconic USB Type A connector and Type B, it’s forward and backward compatible with USB 3.1...
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A Bluetooth Keyboard that’s More Portable and Durable
Plugable’s Bluetooth Folding Keyboard just launched. It aspires to be the perfect portable keyboard for your phone.The best possible Bluetooth keyboard would be one that’s compatible – a standard...
View ArticleKickstarter for Plugable Ultimate USB-C Dock Passes 5K in 24 hours
The Plugable Ultimate USB-C Dock has over $5K in backing in 24 hours on Kickstarter.USB-C will be the biggest story in how we connect things to computers over the coming years. It supports simultaneous...
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Connecting your existing USB devices to a new USB-C laptop or tablet
Plugable USBC-AF3 Adapter shown connecting a Plugable USB3-HUB3ME hub + Ethernet adapter to a MacBook.One of the wonderful things about USB has been backwards compatibility. You can take a USB 1.1...
View ArticleEthernet for the Raspberry Pi Zero
What’s the fastest way to get your Raspberry Pi Zero hooked up to a wired network?A USB Ethernet Adapter like the Plugable USB2-OTGE100 that has support in the Linux kernel and has a connector...
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An Editors’ Choice for Universal Docking Station
We’re proud to say that our Plugable UD-3900, which has been the top selling dock on Amazon throughout 2015 and 2016, has just received 4 stars and Editors’ Choice Award from Laptop Magazine.There are...
View ArticleFinally, a Consumer-Class DNA Microscope
REDMOND, WASHINGTON April 1, 2016 – The cost of DNA sequencing has been dropping quickly, now reaching the $1000 price point. But these techniques don’t really give us visibility into what DNA and...
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Atari’s Giant Shoulders
I had a fanboy moment this morning, seeing Nolan Bushnell had followed Plugable. He had recently tweeted a great illustration of how we all stand on the shoulders of giants.I grew up with Atari. First...
View ArticleHardware Update for Plugable UD-ULTCDL (Triple Display Docks) purchased...
We have some important updates, and are offering purchasers of our first few hundred units — many from the original Kickstarter campaign — a free update.Plugable UD-ULTCDL Triple Display Docking...
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