Infinite USB: Connect Multiple USB Devices to a Port

In one of the recent posts, I have talked about the importance of USB ports in a modern computer.

"Only one USB port can facilitate us to connect more than 127 versatile devices to a single computer. Majority of the peripheral manufacturers use USB connectivity as a standard."

When you are using a notebook, you can feel the deficiency of USB ports. As you have many devices which you want to hook up. Use of USB Hub can make your life easier but now there is a totally new concept to resolve this issue.


Infinite USB is a kind of plugin device which works as a tag team. Its design and appearance is very simple. One can easily connect a device right behind the device in series which is already connected to the USB port. If there are many devices are connected simultaneously then it can be complicated to remember which device is plugged in at what level. Therefore, Infinite USB has a specific color code to identify the exact device and their proper organization.

Colorful Chain of Infinite USB

Gonglue Jiang is the person who proposed this idea firstly. He says: "If more devices were designed with plugs like this, there would not be any limitation with the number of USB ports on computers anymore."

One can easily observe the difference in speed and efficiency by connecting a USB drive directly to the motherboard and via a extension cable. This is also an important fact which cannot be neglected in designing the digital equipment. Infinite USB does not compromise over the data transmission. If there are too many USB devices using a single port then an external power adapter will supply more power for this USB line.

External Power Adapter for Infinite USB

Many critics consider this idea is very cool and innovative but limited due to the impracticality. Some of the solids arguments are:

1. If a person wants to unplug any specific device which is connected in the middle of the chain then devices connected after this should be safely removed one by one.
   
2. It is not only the matter of awkward impression by tagging too many devices but also a problem of overloading a computer port. The larger is the rigid structure attached, the higher are the chances of a serious damage to the port. Even the external power adapter can be easily overwhelmed (If connected devices exceed the certain limit).
   
3. Accidentally hitting the stuff sticking out of the port can cause the physical loss or the total weight of all the connected peripherals can put great mechanical stress on a single port.

Amazingly, I have found this idea is taken from the "iF Concept Award Product of 2007" which is about to combine the both plug and socket in a single model named "Continue". It provides an indirect connection for electrical appliances to the same outlet.

Demonstrating the "Continue"