While both the Touch and Type Cover snap onto the bottom of the tablet using a set of
pogo connectors and a strong magnet, the Touch Cover is unique in that it's a physical keyboard with no moving parts.
All of them connect to the Z Droid or Z Force Droid through
the pogo connector on the back.
When it comes time to recharge, Asus says you can get a 50 percent charge in a little over 30 minutes using the magnetic
Pogo connector that attaches to the rear of the device.
Not exact matches
A few other manufacturers refer to it as a
pogo pin
connector.
The data
connectors between the tablet and the keyboard are gold plated
pogo pins, and it has 4 anti-slip grip points under the keyboard, to prevent the keyboard from sliding.
It has 3
pogo pin
connectors for hooking up to the keyboard cover, which is optional, and is priced to $ 129.
The connectivity options available on the tablet include 4G LTE support, GPS, 3.5 mm audio jack, USB 2.0, USB OTG, and a
pogo pin jacket
connector.
True, many chargers are basically just USB over
pogo pins — a requirement for water - resistant devices — but with no standard for this type of
connector, good luck replacing your Pebble or Gear Live
connector if you're traveling in an unfamiliar part of the world.
Most smartwatches charge wirelessly, but Polar's smartest device yet annoyingly uses a proprietary
pogo pin
connector, like the Pebble Time and just about every Fitbit device out there.
As with the Microsoft Surface tablets, the T102HA's removable keyboard cover uses a
pogo plug
connector to carry its signals to the tablet, and a two - stage magnetic latch tilts the non-backlit keyboard up into a comfortable typing position.
Next to that microphone, there are two
connectors (
POGO pins) which will let you connect Moto Mod - like accessories to the device, including a 360 - degree camera that Essential also announced today, which we'll talk about in a separate article.
Other features are detachable keyboard using Magnetic
pogo pin
connector, 2x 1W stereo speakers, 2X USB 3.0 port, micro HDMI port, audio jack, USB Type C 3.0 port, WiFi (dual channel), dual microphone with noise cancellation and Bluetooth.
The 10.8 - inch model also gets
pogo pin
connectors on the bottom, since it is the Pro model it has a keyboard that works with it and the Huawei Pen.
Both 10.8 - inch MediaPad M5 tablets have
pogo - pins
connectors for a keyboard case, which when connected activates a Windows - style desktop environment for greater productivity and speed.