Anker is turning a very ordinary accessory into a desk toy with its upcoming Nano USB-C Hub (10-in-1, 240Hz, Display). Instead of hiding the usual port overload behind a plain shell, the company has added a built-in screen that shows device activity in real time, and it’s set to arrive in Japan in fall 2026 for ¥16,990, or roughly $110.
The pitch is obvious: if you’re juggling storage, displays, and Ethernet from one laptop port, a tiny status panel is easier to read than guessing which cable is doing what. It also gives Anker something many hub makers don’t bother with – a reason for the product to exist beyond ”more ports.”
Anker Nano USB-C Hub ports and display support
The hub connects through a single USB-C cable and breaks out into 10 ports. Up front, there’s one USB-C data port rated at up to 10Gbps, alongside full-size SD and microSD slots. Around the back are a USB-C charging port with up to 100W power delivery, one USB-A port at 10Gbps, two more USB-A ports at 5Gbps, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, and Gigabit Ethernet.
For video output, both HDMI and DisplayPort can handle 4K at 144Hz. That puts it in the same conversation as higher-end docks from Belkin, CalDigit, and Ugreen, except Anker has decided to add a screen just to show you the hub’s own mood lighting for data nerds.
Why a 240Hz screen on a hub exists
The most unusual part is the 240Hz display built into the body of the hub. It shows live usage data and can surface more detail through Anker’s companion app. On paper, 240Hz sounds absurd for a screen that mostly displays numbers, but that’s also the point: it’s the kind of spec that exists because Anker can, not because anyone asked for it.
The company is also leaning into a premium desktop aesthetic here. The hub measures about 130 × 56 × 50 mm and weighs around 300 g, so ”Nano” is doing a lot of heavy lifting. This is not the kind of gadget you toss into a sleeve and forget about; it’s designed to sit under a monitor and look slightly more interesting than a generic port block.
Price, colors and availability
Anker will sell the Nano USB-C Hub in Dark Gray and Silver. For now, the launch plan is limited to Japan in fall 2026, and the price lands at ¥16,990.
If this ends up broader than Japan, expect the bigger appeal to be less about the raw port count and more about the visual gimmick. The hub market is packed with competent clones, which makes a tiny high-refresh screen a surprisingly effective way to stand out – even if it is wildly excessive for a device that mostly exists to be ignored.