Sadly, this isn’t possible in the world of proprietary charging, where you have no choice but to spend $30 to $50 on a first-party adapter that may not even work with any of your other devices.

Get an adapter to plug into the USB-C port on these devices, plug your old headphones into the adapter’s 3.5-millimeter jack, there is no step three.

Even if you're still hanging on to an older iPhone, you can finally use just one cable to charge all your gear thanks to this ...

While the rest of the world is enthusiastically adopting the all-in-one USB Type-C standard, Microsoft and Apple are stubbornly sticking with their proprietary connectors. That's why I no longer ...

Proprietary charging cables are never ideal, but the design actually allows multiple ReVolt battery adapters to be daisy-chained so several devices can draw power from a single USB port.

The issue with USB chargers is that the USB spec requires that devices power up in low current mode (drawing less than 100 mA), then negotiate high power (500 mA) mode before attempting to draw ...