USB TO AUDIO JACK

audio jack

A TRS connector (tip, ring, sleeve) also called an audio jack, phone jack, phone plug, jack plug, stereo plug, mini-jack, mini-stereo, or headphone jack, is a common analog audio connector.

usb

Stands for Universal Serial Bus and is a connection port which supports the connection of peripheral devices and computer/electrical devices.
Stands for Universal Serial Bus. Is a method of connecting devices to a computer. Most smartphones now use microUSB cables to charge and sync.
Universal serial bus, a connection technology for attaching peripheral devices to a computer, providing fast data exchange
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a specification to establish communication between devices and a host controller (usually personal computers), developed and invented by Ajay Bhatt while working for Intel. USB is intended to replace many varieties of serial and parallel ports.

usb to audio jack – Logitech USB

Logitech USB To 3.5mm Jack Audio Adapter

Features Length : 163mm Installs automatically and easy to use. USB 2.0 To Standard 3.5mm microphone and headphone jacks. Plug & play USB device for your PC or Notebook. Package included: 1 pcs Logitech USB To 3.5mm Jack Audio Adapter System Requirements Compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and MacOS X. Instruction: 1. Turn off your computer 2. Insert the Logitech adapter into USB port of your computer 3. Check whether your headphone or headset has microphone and headphone jacks. And please make sure that your headphone/headset works. Insert two jacks of your headphone or headset into the adapter jacks accordingly. 4. Turn on the computer 5. Open a music software or chat software, such as windows media player, then you can hear the music. If not, please change the jacks. Maybe you insert the wrong jacks.

Creative Zen Vision:M – the dongle

This is the inside-pcb in Creative’s Zen Vision:M dongle – an adapter that connects to the bottom of the unit through a proprietary connector and provides usb / 5V dc / a/v-out.

I opened it up to see if there’s anything one can do to change the shape of the adapter itself – the problem is that it is a bit smaller than the player and *may* get lost one day (which of course adds to Creative’s marketing strategy of selling the adapter as accessory for something like US-$ 9,95).

I don’t know what made them go for this stupid solution (despite the marketing reasons) as all important jacks (a/v-out & USB) are separate.

USB FM MP3 Player

Wires soldered to the top of the the pins (in previous photo) – keeps the FM still working while I’m testing the thing. These three wire route to a audio/headphone jack (see parts list).

More details / photos once I recover from my daughter’s birth last Friday.