San Jose, Calif. — Sharing a USB-based peripheral between two computers has traditionally meant unplugging the USB cable from one computer and plugging it into the other, or using an A/B switch that ...

SMSC today introduced a chip that enables a single USB hub to furnish not one but two host systems with access to a set of attached peripherals. The USB Multiswitch (USB2524) features two upstream and ...

What this little device lacks in creative branding it makes up for in functionality. For $20, you get a standard USB hub that you can plug into your computer for four extra USB jacks; when you're away ...