WebUSB API - Connect USB to Internet Two Google engineers have developed a draft version of an API called WebUSB that might allow you to connect your USB devices to the web safely and securely, bypassing the necessity for native drivers. WebUSB – developed by Reilly Grant and Ken Rockot – has been introduced to the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Incubator Community Group (W3C WICG), is build to offer a universal platform that could be adopted by browser makers in future versions of their software. Connecting USB Devices to the Web WebUSB API allows USB-connected devices, from keyboards, mice, 3D printers and hard drives to complex Internet of Things (IoTs) appliances, to be addressed by Web pages. The aim is to help hardware manufacturers have their USB devices work on any platform, including Web, without having any need to write native drivers or SDKs for a dedicated platform. Besides controlling the hardware, a Web page could also install firmware ...
Stackable USB Drive With Virtually Unlimited Memory It would seem like flash drives are old news by now. You put more and more memory into them and increase the price, and that’s about it, right? Modular USB drive That is not exactly how some people would like to see it. There is apparently far more ingenuity that can be pushed into a flash drive than just adding memory to it. Modular thinking has been around for quite some time, and it’s always been a great way to customize technology. The concept is far from fresh, but when applied to a flash drive, it ultimately becomes a whole new way of storing data. A USB flash drive usually comes in a predetermined size, which makes it quite limited. There are plenty of new designs being realized at the moment, and one of them is the stackable USB flash drive. The idea comes from concept designer Hyunsoo Song from SADI and is called Amoeba Modular USB Flash Drive . Even though it’s not a new conce...