USB drives have intimate sex with each other

THE PRINCIPLE IS great. It makes good sense for USB peripherals to communicate directly with each other with no need for a PC to be involved in the question – acting as an arbitrator.

So an extension to the original specs for USB 2.0 has been developed called 'On-The-Go' (OTG). The standard – which dates back to December 2001 – allows for compatible devices to decided whether they are the lead partner in any connexion – ie the host – or whether they are just the peripheral.

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