{
  "id": 19802881,
  "title": "Modder tricks Switch 2 into thinking a $45 laptop hub is an official Nintendo dock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/modder-tricks-switch-2-into-thinking-a-45-laptop-hub-is-an-official",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T11:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/114541-modder-tricks-switch-2-thinking-45-laptop-hub.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The hobbyist, who goes by mkopec, explained in a blog post that Nintendo's dock is simply too bulky to travel with. A €40 ($44) Cable Matters 7-in-1 hub looked like a neat replacement, since it already takes video over USB-C. But hooked up to a Switch 2, it only charged the console. Read Entire Article",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}