Despite of innumerable gadgets, every tech-savvy person must own USB cable in their offices or homes. USB cables are especially used to connect PC or laptop with other electronic gadgets like mobile phones, video recorders, media players, etc for transferring the required data. Almost all the brands of PC's or laptops usually contain many USB ports so that its user can easily connect more and more devices to their PC. Instead of increasing the number of ports in your devices its better to use newly designed USB cable with integrated small hub which allows you to increase the number of USB ports.
Chris Scott Barr concept of USB cable with integrated small hub seems to a great thought as it makes the life more convenient. It would connect all your devices which are supported with standard mini or micro USB plugs. No word on its release but once the idea get the practical shape then it must revolutionize the whole market with its multi-tasking usability...