You might’ve heard of “PD trigger boards” – a small board with a USB-C socket, two pins for voltage output, some solder jumpers if you’re lucky, and an IC with just enough PD vocabulary ...

From cables to power supplies, it pays to know the intricacies of the USB-C spec if you want the fastest charging.

He bought a Quick Charge power bank and then hacked a Digispark to negotiate with the power bank to provide 12V output to Quick Charge ... at version 4 and supports USB-C and USB-PD hardware ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Plugable is one of those fascinating companies that make all manner ...