When reading about cool projects and products, it’s common to see wiring plugs labelled “JST connector.” This looks fine until we start getting hands-on and begin hacking things together.

A reversible 8-pin plug and socket for Apple mobile devices ... Lightning superseded the 30-pin dock connector that dates back to 2001. The 30-pin cables and docks were adapted or updated.

which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and Lightning connectors as well as the 3.5mm headphones jack. The Apple device contains the socket, and the cable or docking station has the plug. In 2012 ...

These connectors divide the USB-C plug into two parts: the connector and the shell. They snap together magnetically, and the ...