What Is A USB 'Header' (And How Is It Different From A Port)?

With the prevalence of USB devices, it's easy to mix up USB headers and ports, but the header is the motherboard pin ...
Ars Technica

15 pin to 9 pin adapter possible?

I've got an old CF Flightstick Pro joystick with a 15 pin male connector, and I would like to connect it to my PC. The problem is I've only got a 9 pin male seriel port on my mobo, a MSI Neo2. Is this ...
TechCrunch

Apple ditches the Lightning connector in favor of USB-C after exactly 11 years

On September 12, 2012, Apple said farewell to its clunky 15-pin connector and brought in a sleek, smooth, reversible 8-pin connector called the Lightning plug. It served the Apple ecosystem well, with ...
Hackaday

All About USB-C: Connector Mechanics

There’s two cases when hackers have to think about USB-C connector mechanics. The first is when a USB-C connector physically breaks, and the second is when we need to put a connector on our own board.