Micro USB To USB Adapter For IPhones (charger Adapter)

USB OTG is gaining good publicity in last couple of days but do you know what it is? Lets take a look at USB on-the-go technology and its benefits for smartphone.

The USB or Universal Serial Bus has been defining our PCs since the technologies were launched. However, USBs of yesteryear’s had its limitations that force users to shift out of PDAs, smart phones and digital cameras to PCs. To connect devices together had been a problem, as the average USB didn’t support all. However a new version of the USB called the USB OTG answers these limitations and facilitates better inter-connectivity. USB OTG allows to connect two devices without the need for a computer as a medium. In the past months, USB On-The-Go has been receiving high backing from important brands. Further, as vendors are continually updating with new OEM platforms, the significance of the USB OTG is gaining grounds. Let’s take a closer look at what the new technology brings for us.

USB OTG, where OTG stands for On-The-Go, is an advanced version of the USB 2.0 found in a range of devices including our computers and laptops. USB OTG allows any device to connect with another without requiring a host such as a laptop. Previously, to transfer photographs from a digital camera to smart phone, you would have required copying the photographs from the camera to a laptop and then transferring it to the phone. However, with USB On-The-Go, you can directly connect the camera and the phone and start the transfer. As technology is shifting away from the PC centric world of yesterday, an USB OTF becomes a highly relevant product. 

It’s not just about inter connectivity of the two devices. USB OTG also allows you to take control of everything using a single device, which may be anything. By enabling your smart phone (for the sake of an example) as the host, you can now use a dozen of peripheral devices including keyboards, mouse, musical instruments and even a game pad! There’s no limit to the numbers of hardware you can connect to a device using USB On-The-Go. This gives more power to your gadgets, you smart phone being the case here.

It is important to note here that USB OTG isn’t an Android specific product but is already being supported in several printers and digital cameras.