the presently disclosed subject matter is described with specificity to meet statutory requirements . however , the description itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent . rather , the inventors have contemplated that the claimed subject matter might also be embodied in other ways , to include different steps or elements similar to the ones described in this document , in conjunction with other present or future technologies . moreover , although the term “ step ” may be used herein to connote different aspects of methods employed , the term should not be interpreted as implying any particular order among or between various steps herein disclosed unless and except when the order of individual steps is explicitly described . fig1 - 8 illustrate different views of an example micro usb plug system 100 in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure . particularly , the figure shows a micro - b usb version 2 plug system . referring to fig1 - 8 , the system 100 includes a housing 102 having sides 104 a - 104 f . the sides of the housing 102 form an interior 800 therebetween . the housing 102 may be made of a suitable plastic or other type of rigid material as will be understood to those of skill in the art . in this example , the housing 102 is generally an elongated cube in shape ; however , it should be understood that the housing 102 may be any suitable shape depending on the application . the housing 102 may be suitably sealed for preventing entry of moisture or contaminants within the interior defined by the sides 104 a - 104 f and shown in fig8 , which illustrates a cross - sectional , side view of the system 100 . an opening 106 is defined within side 104 a of the housing 102 for receipt of a micro usb connector , such as a mating micro usb plug . a slot 108 formed in the interior of the housing 102 and extends from the opening 106 towards the interior . the slot 106 is structured to receive a micro usb version 2 connector . in an alternative example , for example , the opening 106 and slot 108 may be sized and shaped to receive another suitable type of connector . the slot 108 can function as a constraint feature that prevents engagement with non - micro usb version 3 equipment . multiple micro usb pins 110 are positioned within the slot 108 and arranged to be operably connected to a usb version 2 connector . alternatively , the pins may be arranged to operably connect to any type of micro usb version connector . pins 110 may include , but not limited to , a v cc pin , a transmit pin , a receive pin . in addition , a ground pin 112 and a power pin 114 . the ground pin 112 extends further from the interior than the power pin 114 . the system 100 may include usb version 2 circuitry ( not shown in the figures ) contained within the interior of the housing 102 . the circuitry may be operably connected to the pins 110 , 112 , and 114 . the circuitry may include multiple wires and / or other suitable components for electrically connecting the pins 110 , 112 , and 114 . a locking mechanism may be suitably attached to the housing 102 for engaging and locking to a usb plug connector . in this example , the locking mechanism includes members 116 a and 116 b configured to engage to a mating locking mechanism of a usb plug system . members 116 a and 116 b may be pliant and resilient for locking to the usb plug connector as will be understood to those of skill in the art . fig9 - 15 illustrate different views of another example micro usb plug system 900 in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure . particularly , fig9 - 15 show a micro - b usb version 3 plug system . referring to fig9 - 15 , the system 900 includes a housing 102 having sides 104 a - 104 f . the sides of the housing 102 form an interior 800 therebetween . the housing 102 may be made of a suitable plastic or other type of rigid material as will be understood to those of skill in the art . in this example , the housing 102 may be any suitable shape depending on the application . the housing 102 may be suitably sealed for preventing entry of moisture or contaminants within the interior defined by the sides 104 a - 104 f and shown in fig1 , which illustrates a cross - sectional , side view of the system 100 . an opening 106 is defined within side 104 a of the housing 102 for receipt of a micro usb connector , such as a mating micro usb version 3 plug . a slot 108 formed in the interior of the housing 102 and extends from the opening 106 towards the interior . the slot 106 is structured to receive a micro usb version 3 connector . in an alternative example , for example , the opening 106 and slot 108 may be sized and shaped to receive another suitable type of connector . multiple micro usb pins 110 and 112 are positioned within the slot 108 and arranged to be operably connected to a usb version 2 connector . pins 110 may be configured for a usb 3 . 0 portion of a connector . for example , pins 110 may include , but are not limited to , a stda_sstx − pin , a stda_sstx + pin , a gnd_drain pin , a stda_ssrx − pin , and a stda_ssrx + pin . pins 112 may be configured to a usb 2 . 0 connector . for example , pins 112 may include , but are not limited to , a vcc , d − pin , a d + pin , and a ground pin . alternatively , the pins may be arranged to operably connect to any type of micro usb version connector . in addition , a ground pin 114 and a power pin 116 . the ground pin 114 extends further from the interior than the power pin 116 . the system 100 may include usb version 2 circuitry and usb version 3 circuitry ( not shown in the figures ) contained within the interior of the housing 102 . the circuitry may be operably connected to the pins 110 , 112 , 114 , and 116 . the circuitry may include multiple wires and / or other suitable components for electrically connecting the pins 110 , 112 , 114 , and 116 . a locking mechanism may be suitably attached to the housing 102 for engaging and locking to a usb plug connector . in this example , the locking mechanism includes members 116 a and 116 b configured to engage to a mating locking mechanism of a usb plug system . members 116 a and 116 b may be pliant and resilient for locking to the usb plug connector as will be understood to those of skill in the art . fig1 - 22 illustrate different views of another example micro usb plug system 1600 in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure . particularly , fig1 - 22 show a micro - b usb version 3 plug system . referring to fig1 - 22 , the system 1600 includes a housing 102 having sides 104 a - 104 f . the sides of the housing 102 form an interior 2200 therebetween as shown in fig2 . the housing 102 may be made of a suitable plastic or other type of rigid material as will be understood to those of skill in the art . in this example , the housing 102 may be any suitable shape depending on the application . the housing 102 may be suitably sealed for preventing entry of moisture or contaminants within the interior defined by the sides 104 a - 104 f and shown in fig2 , which illustrates a cross - sectional , top view of the system 100 . openings 106 a and 106 b are defined within side 104 a of the housing 102 for receipt of micro usb connectors . particularly , the openings 106 a and 106 b may receive a mating micro usb version 2 plug and a mating micro usb version 3 plug , respectively . slots 108 a and 108 b are formed in the interior of the housing 102 and extend from the openings 106 a and 106 b , respectively , towards the interior . slot 106 a is structured to receive a micro usb version 2 connector . slot 106 b is structured to receive a micro usb version 3 connector . in an alternative example , for example , openings 106 a and 106 b and slots 108 a and 108 b may be suitably sized and shaped to receive other suitable types of connectors . multiple micro usb pins 110 and 112 are positioned within slots 108 a and 108 b , respectively , and arranged to be operably connected to a usb version 2 connector and a usb version 3 connector , respectively . pins 110 and 112 may be configured for connecting to a usb 2 . 0 portion and a usb 3 . 0 portion , respectively , of a connector . for example , pins 110 may include , but are not limited to , a ground , a d + signal , a d − signal , and a vcc signal . also , for example , pins 112 may include , but are not limited to , a stda sstx − pin , a stda sstx + pin , a gnd_drain pin , a stda ssrx − pin , and a stda_ssrx + pin . pins 112 may be configured to a usb 2 . 0 connector . alternatively , the pins may be arranged to operably connect to any type of micro usb version connector . the system 1600 may include usb version 2 circuitry and usb version 3 circuitry ( not shown in the figures ) contained within the interior of the housing 102 . the circuitry may be operably connected to the pins 110 and 112 . the circuitry may include multiple wires and / or other suitable components for electrically connecting the pins 110 and 112 . the circuitry may include wires for suitably connecting the pins to wires contained within a cord attached to the housing 102 . a locking mechanism 1602 may be suitably attached to the housing 102 for engaging and locking to a mating usb connector . in this example , the locking mechanism 1603 is configured to engage to a mating locking mechanism of a usb connector . the locking mechanism 1602 may be pliant and resilient for locking to the usb connector as will be understood to those of skill in the art . slots 108 are formed in the openings 106 a and 106 b of the housing 102 and extend toward the interior . the slots 106 is structured to receive a micro usb version 2 connector . in an alternative example , for example , the openings 106 a and 106 b and slots 108 may be sized and shaped to receive other suitable types of connectors . the slots 108 can function as constraint features that prevent engagement with non - micro usb equipment . while certain embodiments have been described , these embodiments have been presented by way of example only , and are not intended to limit the scope of the presently disclosed subject matter . indeed , the novel methods , devices , and systems described herein may be embodied in a variety of other forms . furthermore , various omissions , substitutions , and changes in the form of the methods , devices , and systems described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the presently disclosed subject matter . the accompanying claims and their equivalents are intended to cover such forms or modifications as would fall within the scope and spirit of the presently disclosed subject matter .