: a small device that plugs into a computer and serves as an adapter or as a security measure to enable the use of certain software
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One of the clearest themes that emerged was workflow friction: physicians described the inconvenience of reusable dongles, delays caused by generator charging, and the cognitive load of multi-step activation sequences.
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Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Where a lot of headsets will lock you down to one or two consoles, the Corsair Void Wireless V2 is happy to work with a wide variety of systems, thanks to both Bluetooth and low-latency 2.4 GHz via the USB dongle.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 12 Jan. 2026
The €39 dongle, which originally went on sale in April 2025, will provide whole-home energy metering and will feed live data into EcoFlow’s app.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The change effectively forces subscribers to abandon their phones as controllers and instead log in directly through the native Netflix app installed on their TV or dongle.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2025
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Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Where a lot of headsets will lock you down to one or two consoles, the Corsair Void Wireless V2 is happy to work with a wide variety of systems, thanks to both Bluetooth and low-latency 2.4 GHz via the USB dongle.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 12 Jan. 2026
The €39 dongle, which originally went on sale in April 2025, will provide whole-home energy metering and will feed live data into EcoFlow’s app.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The change effectively forces subscribers to abandon their phones as controllers and instead log in directly through the native Netflix app installed on their TV or dongle.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Dongle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dongle. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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