Some printing devices feature a universal serial bus port to which you connect a Bluetooth dongle, or adapter. Attaching the dongle to the printer enables the device to communicate over Bluetooth ...

Being able to print documents, photos, and web pages without being tethered to a cable has become more important than ever. But with so many different printer brands and models on the market, figuring ...

Local printers connect to a computer via a port, such as a Universal Serial Bus, while remote printers connect through wireless technology or via a print server -- a computer, router or other device ...

Wired printers have their charm and are usually easy to set up. You don’t need to be around the printer if you are connected on the same network. In this post, we ...

The experience of connecting hardware devices to computers can vary across hardware and systems. USB printers, especially, haven’t typically been super convenient for connecting with a Windows ...

What if you could connect your smartphone to all kinds of “smart” appliances around you just by taking photos of them? Snap-To-It, a project from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, lets users ...

Every wireless printer has an IP address—a 12-digit number that connects it to your computer through your wifi network. Knowing this identifier allows you to troubleshoot connection issues and link up ...

It's a little disheartening to think about just how many of our once-beloved devices have become largely obsolete. Good old CD and DVD players, for instance, have been left behind by millions with the ...