But there are still a lot of devices out there without USB-C ports.
As I already mentioned, most of the devices are coming now with USB-C ports, so it is quite challenging to connect them with the non-USB-C devices.
However, you can use USB-C adapters to restore those lost ports; they will give your device more versatility and help you make them connect in an easier way.
Otherwise, if you own a device with a single USB-C, then you should consider it.Satechi Slim Aluminium USB-C Multi-Port AdapterSatechi Slim Aluminium USB-C Multi-Port Adapter offers you six ports, including one for microSD cards, one for SD cards, two for USB 3.0, one for USB-C, and one for HDMI.
The USB-C port has a Power Delivering charging protocol with up to 60W of output.Vava Hub AdapterThe Vava Hub Adapter features eight ports, so if you want a USB-C adapter with more ports, then this one will be the best choice for you.
Both the USB-C ports of the device support 100W PD and Thunderbolt 3.Uni USB-C HubThe Uni USB-C Hub is a pretty decent USB-C adapter that features an HDMI port, a USB-C PD port with the support for up to 100W of input, two USB 3.0 ports, and two SD and microSD card readers.
As a portable gaming machine, the Switch is pretty solid.
The Switch dock and adapter, on the other hand, add a considerable amount of bulk to the equation.
We’ve seen a few companies try their hands at releasing smaller, more portable docks, but some users have reported that those docks bricked their consoles.
That means that users need to choose between using the official Switch dock or potentially risking their hardware in using something more portable.
Human Things thinks that it may have found a solution with its new Genki Covert Dock for the Switch, which launched on Kickstarter today.
The Covert Dock features a USB 3.0 port, USB-C PD charging port, and an HDMI out port in a tiny body – one that Human Things says is 10 times smaller than the standard Switch dock.
Since the last time I wrote about a car charger, a significant amount’s changed – enough that it makes sense to point out a product from a brand that I’ve come to trust over the past half-decade via their Apple MFI Certifications, top-notch industrial design, and long-lasting materials.
You’ll likely find this device appear in a future review by me or someone else on SlashGear in the near future.
Until then, anything you read here is based on the information provided by Satechi on the product.
This device plugs in to the antiquated “cigarette port” of most any vehicle released around the world in the last several decades.
This device brings future-ready power delivery tech, pushing power at 72W to two devices at once, if you do so desire.
That means Satechi means business.
The Switch’s ability to dock and connect to a TV is still one of its most iconic features (it’s right there in the name), but in the two-plus years since the console was released, there haven’t been reliable third-party dock options out there.
If you want to connect a Switch to a TV, you’re basically stuck with Nintendo’s dock or nothing.
Switch accessory company Genki — which is fresh off a successful Kickstarter last year for a Bluetooth headphone adapter for Nintendo’s portable console — wants to change that with the Genki Covert Dock, a miniature GaN charger that also promises to work as a fully functional portable Switch dock.
It sounds like the makings of the perfect Switch dock... if it works.
Then there was the infamous Nyko Portable Docking Kit, one of the most high-profile alternative docks that customers claimed would break their console’s ability to charge or even brick them entirely.
In other words, Genki has a lot to prove here to show that it can succeed where everyone else (other than Nintendo and its comparatively large and clunky first-party dock) has failed.
Human Things is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the Genki Covert Dock, which uses gallium nitride to create a much smaller, more power-efficient dock and charger for the Nintendo Switch and other USB-C-powered devices.
It can replace your bulky Switch dock for connecting the Nintendo hybrid gaming console to the TV, and it can replace the charger as well.
It can also replace your larger MacBook chargers and display dongle and, charging multiple devices as once.
And it fits in your product, making it a lot easier to transport your Switch.
The company aims to raise $50,000 in the next 30 days on Kickstarter.
[Update: The company blew past its goal already and has $139,000 raised in a few hours]
As a portable gaming machine, the Switch is pretty solid.
The Switch dock and adapter, on the other hand, add a considerable amount of bulk to the equation.
We’ve seen a few companies try their hands at releasing smaller, more portable docks, but some users have reported that those docks bricked their consoles.
That means that users need to choose between using the official Switch dock or potentially risking their hardware in using something more portable.
Human Things thinks that it may have found a solution with its new Genki Covert Dock for the Switch, which launched on Kickstarter today.
The Covert Dock features a USB 3.0 port, USB-C PD charging port, and an HDMI out port in a tiny body – one that Human Things says is 10 times smaller than the standard Switch dock.
The Switch’s ability to dock and connect to a TV is still one of its most iconic features (it’s right there in the name), but in the two-plus years since the console was released, there haven’t been reliable third-party dock options out there.
If you want to connect a Switch to a TV, you’re basically stuck with Nintendo’s dock or nothing.
Switch accessory company Genki — which is fresh off a successful Kickstarter last year for a Bluetooth headphone adapter for Nintendo’s portable console — wants to change that with the Genki Covert Dock, a miniature GaN charger that also promises to work as a fully functional portable Switch dock.
It sounds like the makings of the perfect Switch dock... if it works.
Then there was the infamous Nyko Portable Docking Kit, one of the most high-profile alternative docks that customers claimed would break their console’s ability to charge or even brick them entirely.
In other words, Genki has a lot to prove here to show that it can succeed where everyone else (other than Nintendo and its comparatively large and clunky first-party dock) has failed.
But there are still a lot of devices out there without USB-C ports.
As I already mentioned, most of the devices are coming now with USB-C ports, so it is quite challenging to connect them with the non-USB-C devices.
However, you can use USB-C adapters to restore those lost ports; they will give your device more versatility and help you make them connect in an easier way.
Otherwise, if you own a device with a single USB-C, then you should consider it.Satechi Slim Aluminium USB-C Multi-Port AdapterSatechi Slim Aluminium USB-C Multi-Port Adapter offers you six ports, including one for microSD cards, one for SD cards, two for USB 3.0, one for USB-C, and one for HDMI.
The USB-C port has a Power Delivering charging protocol with up to 60W of output.Vava Hub AdapterThe Vava Hub Adapter features eight ports, so if you want a USB-C adapter with more ports, then this one will be the best choice for you.
Both the USB-C ports of the device support 100W PD and Thunderbolt 3.Uni USB-C HubThe Uni USB-C Hub is a pretty decent USB-C adapter that features an HDMI port, a USB-C PD port with the support for up to 100W of input, two USB 3.0 ports, and two SD and microSD card readers.
Since the last time I wrote about a car charger, a significant amount’s changed – enough that it makes sense to point out a product from a brand that I’ve come to trust over the past half-decade via their Apple MFI Certifications, top-notch industrial design, and long-lasting materials.
You’ll likely find this device appear in a future review by me or someone else on SlashGear in the near future.
Until then, anything you read here is based on the information provided by Satechi on the product.
This device plugs in to the antiquated “cigarette port” of most any vehicle released around the world in the last several decades.
This device brings future-ready power delivery tech, pushing power at 72W to two devices at once, if you do so desire.
That means Satechi means business.
Human Things is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the Genki Covert Dock, which uses gallium nitride to create a much smaller, more power-efficient dock and charger for the Nintendo Switch and other USB-C-powered devices.
It can replace your bulky Switch dock for connecting the Nintendo hybrid gaming console to the TV, and it can replace the charger as well.
It can also replace your larger MacBook chargers and display dongle and, charging multiple devices as once.
And it fits in your product, making it a lot easier to transport your Switch.
The company aims to raise $50,000 in the next 30 days on Kickstarter.
[Update: The company blew past its goal already and has $139,000 raised in a few hours]