Every once in a while, the two or three USB ports your laptop affords you just are not enough.
If a regular USB hub is like an apartment building, each device getting its own private port, then this concept is like a USB plug slumber party. Everyone’s all up close and personal, but slumber parties are spunky and novel and FUN, so it’s OK.
Sometimes, though, sleepovers can get annoying: you forgot your toothbrush; your best friend snores; you’re allergic to their cat; whatever. In this case, the annoyance is that some serious planning is required for the Infinite USB system to be effective. Unplugging the first USB device means unplugging all the ones that are piggybacking on it, which could cause some frustration if you’re in the middle of loading your MP3 player or backing up your hard drive.
The design speaks for itself, so no point elaborating, however what we can do is talk about its effectiveness and limitations. For starters I don’t think we may be able to tag too many devices one behind the other. I reckon max 3 or 4 before the tag starts to look awkward, but the color coding on plugs will make it easy to identify which plug belongs to which device.
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