Zagg’s new mobile device hub adds dedicated playback controls. | Image: Zagg
Zagg’s new Six-Port Media Hub expands connectivity of iPads, Android tablets, and other mobile devices with a handful of extra ports, including HDMI and a pair of memory card slots. Potentially even more useful is the dedicated set of three playback buttons on the front for pausing or skipping through music and videos.
The Zagg Six-Port Media Hub is available now through the company’s online store and Amazon for $99.99 and features a short integrated USB-C cable for connecting it to a docked device.
In addition to that HDMI port, which supports 4K 60Hz external displays, the media hub adds a USB-A port supporting transfer speeds up to 10Gbps, SD and microSD memory card slots, a headphone jack, and a USB-C port supporting up to 100W of pass-through power delivery. But you’ll need to provide the power source.
The hub also features an adjustable support for propping up a device at varying angles. Given mobile devices typically already have physical volume control buttons, it’s understandable why Zagg’s new hub doesn’t have its own. But a redundant set of volume controls alongside those playback buttons would have been a welcome addition, consolidating all the buttons you need while watching something in one place.
