The spring-loaded contacts, which short together when not in use, are pulled apart to load an SMD part, like the 1-μH inductors shown in the video below.

Pogo pins – spring-loaded pin contacts are pretty fun to play with and even cooler when they get used in electronic devices like Adafruit and SparkFun’s test jigs. Check after the break for ...

The iPad Smart Connector had big potential, but the accessory list is surprisingly short. Here’s what actually launched and ...

Plastronics has developed a stamped alternative for traditional fine-pitch ‘pogo-pins’ – the spring- loaded contacts used for temporary electrical connections in test jigs, for example. “For decades ...

Creator, AstroSam, built a functional prototype of a brain-computer interface (BCI), called Mind Link. It reads brain signals ...

Harwin has a new range of surface-mount vertical spring-loaded pogo-pins, and pads for them to land on. “Pogo-pin connectors have multiple applications, including wearable medical and fitness devices, ...

Switching from the cantilever beam to a series of spring-loaded pogo pins lined up along the side of the headphone jack could allow the jack to essentially require space in only a single dimension ...

The dock allows you to charge your phone in landscape orientation via three spring-loaded pogo pins, which Samsung claims reduces the strain from plugging in a charger.