USB is an awesome connector standard because it’s so convenient. And more importantly it’s so everywhere! Now that the standard is well established, we’re basking in a sea of compatible devices, chargers, phones, TVs, music players, you name it. But if there’s one thing that drives us nuts, it’s the fact that you have to put the cable in the right way round each time, and you just know your first attempt is going to fail, and in the dark….

If you spend a fair amount of time doing Skype video calls, you may have noticed that it can be far from ideal, especially if you’re using an iPad or other tablet to do the chatting. For one thing you need to prop it up somewhere, and for another you’re not exactly getting the full extent of the sound coming out of the rear mounted speakers.