Probably among the most widely used hardware interfaces seen in consumer electronics these days is the USB. Short for Universal Serial Bus, the USB first emerged in the 1990s when a group of engineers ...

Without clear labels, you can rely on colors, but remember that those aren't mandated by USB-IF, so they're not a guarantee.

Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something.

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something. There's a standardized ...