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Waterproof micro USB connector

CUI waterproof USB

CUI’s Interconnect Group has announced a waterproof micro USB 2.0 connector. UJ2W‑MIBH‑4‑SMT is a micro B type with IPX7 rating for wet and damp environments. Copper alloy contact terminals with 30µinch gold-over-nickel plating and stainless steel shielding mean high durability – 10,000 mating cycles. The series features a surface mount package and horizontal orientation. Plastic mounting ears provide added stability on ...

Succumbing To IoT-itis

In the office and the pub I am assailed by piss-takers as I succumb to IoT-itis. On these dark cold evenings my house needs supplemental heating to the central heating for when I get home at night and it’s also nice to come back to a house with lights on. Having looked around for appliances controlled by a mobile phone ...

How to hack a TS Thumbstick for gaming

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In a guest post for Gadget Master, the Design Spark blogger Connector Geek explores how you much can do in a day with APEM’s TS USB Thumbstick, as a custom made joystick. What started as a fix for a personal gaming dilemma developed into a general input device. As a keen PC gamer with a penchant for flight simming, I ...