Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Plugable has announced two new products for computer users ...

If you won a lightweight laptop or an iPad, you can have an Ethernet connection instead of using W-Fi. Plugables new USB-C to Ethernet adapter cable is an alternative to using wireless networks. Do ...

You won‘t need a MacBook with an HDMI port if you have Plugable’s USB-C to HDMI cable. Just run the cable between the external display and your Mac or iPad and you have 4K@60Hz. Even better, it’s ...

Plugable now sells a 5Gbps Ethernet to USB-C adapter for just $38. The company is also introducing its first Thunderbolt 5 cable, which is (thankfully) far less expensive than Apple's TB5 cable. The ...

If you have an M1 or M2 Mac and want to get around the built-in support for the number of external displays you can connect, the Plugable adapter does the job. But you can’t use 4K displays and the ...

Accessory maker Plugable just launched a collection of USB-C data-blocker charging cables. The cables transfer only power, not data, and therefore prevent “juice jacking” attacks at public charging ...

Plugable is one of the most well known names in the admittedly not very sexy wired file transfer space, offering quality cables to move files from PC to PC. We were recently impressed by the ...

The Plugable 16-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Quad Dock is the first of its kind from the company, which was revealed during CES alongside a USB-C dock and 240W cable. Thunderbolt 4 has permeated through many ...

Some performance concerns don’t mar what is otherwise a very attractively priced USB4 docking station that’s designed for the future. Plugable’s UD-4VPD, formally known as the USB4 Dual HDMI Docking ...

Plugable’s Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 Quad Docking Station (TBT4-UDZ) offers the vast port selection and multiple display-port options I’d expect in a premium dock. But it doesn’t quite deliver where it ...