He thought about using one of those USB hubs with the adorable little rocker switches for each port and replacing them with transistors, but that was going to be messy. After some poking around in ...

Invariably, manufacturers will refer to these products as USB hubs in some cases and as USB docks or docking stations in others. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to those names, and all these ...

while also letting you switch the port power on and off, as a nice bonus. This was just a few tips on and around USB 2 hubs and connectors, but I hope it helps you out with your projects.