When [Charles Ouweland] found himself in need of a DIN connector that had a somewhat unusual pin arrangement, he figured he could fashion his own in less time than it would take to have a ...

The Mac mini has ... B SuperSpeed connector on the cable, which is quite different from micro USB. For the iPhone and iPad, if you are still using the USB-A to Lightning (or 30-pin if you ...

The PS/2-style port was once about as ubiquitous on PCs as USB connectors are today, and more than a few of us accumulated a fair collection of keyboards and mice that sported the 6-pin mini-DIN plug.

By using Mini USB, a very uncommon connector in 2017, Roku is making the (probably smart) bet that you don’t have any cable around that will fit and can’t easily acquire one at a local store ...

The 5-pin DIN keyboard connector used with the first IBM PC (1981) and second-generation IBM AT (1984). It was subsequently replaced with the smaller 6-pin Mini-DIN connector on the IBM PS/2 in 1987.

competing portable device manufacturers adopted the Mini and Micro USB standards since the 30-pin connector was proprietary to Apple. But if you’ve purchased any home speaker system in and ...