The Difference Between Male And Female USB Ports Here's the quick and clean breakdown: a male USB connector is the plug — the part that sticks out and gets inserted.

Looking to at least move things in the right direction, [sjm4306] recently set out to create a simple board that would let him mount a micro USB connector in place of the Uno’s original Type-B ...

The USB Promoter Group says the Type-C connector is rated to the same 10,000 cycles as Micro-USB, though I'm sure the more-complex design and smaller pins might cause some issues.

Over time, that fit gets looser and looser, and if some of your gadgets don't even hold their connector plugs firmly anymore, the fix may be as easy as taking a sharpened toothpick and cleaning ...

With the switch to USB 3.0, the Galaxy Note 3 now has a different-shaped connector to most smartphones. It uses USB 3.0 Micro B (pictured above), the same connector found on quite a few portable ...

GCT has created a USB 3.0 Type A socket rated at 20,000 mating cycles – exceeding the standard value of 1,500 cycles minimum, and the ‘high-durability’ class spec of 5,000 cycles.

If you've got a manual on USB ports or have watched any kind of video, you may have heard them referred to as Male or Female ports. Here's what that means.