Any USB mass storage device, such as a mobile phone, MP3 player or USB stick, can be connected.
The tablet will also have an optional dock that includes a traditional phone and USB ports.
Just plug in your phone via USB for a top-up - even when the computer is switched off or in sleep mode.
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All of your HAPIfork eating data is transmitted to a personalized online account when you connect your HAPIfork to your computer via USB or your smart phone via Bluetooth.
With the Slingbox 500 and a smartphone installed with the SlingPlayer app on the same local area network, photos and videos are synced automatically -- from the phone to USB drive.
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At the Consumer Electronics Show, Citron was showing off the new V Phone, a phone in a USB stick.
In particular the European Union is pursuing a proposal to make micro-USB the universal interface for mobile phone and other mobile device chargers.
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The iPhone is linked to the car through the center console either via the USB cable, supplied with the phone, or through an available snap-in adapter.
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That latter component takes the place of the RAZR's battery cover (as pictured after the break), with a tiny arm that plugs into the phone's mini USB port.
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Over the years, Sprint has introduced non-phone devices such as USB modems, PC cards and "mobile hotspots" that connect other gadgets to 4G, but people continued to clamor for compatible phones.
Once you connect the device to your Android phone through Bluetooth or USB, you can control its direction from a pop-up window within Skype, letting you position Botiful however you see fit.
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Not that it matters all that much, as the Eluga borrows one of Japan's more popular phone tricks by waterproofing the whole device -- provided you keep the micro-USB and micro-SIM covers closed (something the phone will constantly remind you of when you boot it up).
Before my serendipitous encounter, I had my eye on the Motorola 89442N Universal External Cell Phone Battery, a pack about the size of a phone with a bantam micro-USB arm.
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The rogue code nabs phone data over Bluetooth, spreads over USB drives and records conversations from the PC's microphone.
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It has expanded into different types of displays, including screen displays for a Motorola phone, an electronic display for a usb device made by Lexar and, finally, watch displays.
Tragically, the micro-USB charging port is located on the upper left side of the phone, which is an incredibly awkward place when you're trying to use the device whilst it's chained to an outlet.
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Just about every other cell phone and tablet maker uses the industry standard and interchangeable micro-USB cables.
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Both devices are circular, with a micro-USB port in back and a slanted front surface on which to rest the phone.
And its much-criticized arbitrary song limit and slow USB connections can be worked around with a USB 2.0 card reader and Motorola's music application on the phone.
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Beneath that 480 x 800 touchscreen, you'll find the three Windows Phone backlit capacitive keys, while the bottom edge houses the micro-USB port.
On a smaller scale, Shark Multimedia's new Leopard USB modem is a pocket-size external modem that also operates with any H.324 video phone system.
An astute tipster also noted that USB storage mode is no longer selected from settings -- it's chosen at the time the phone is plugged in.
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We demoed them all on an iPhone 5 using a USB to Lightning cable plugged in below the armrest, providing data to the car and power to the phone.
After a few weeks of giving this thing a go, I can say that it really does make good on its simple promise: It charges your phone (there are different versions for the iPhone 5, older iPhones, and micro-USB-charged phones), and does so without taking up much space.
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