Connector improvements

A connector for physically connecting a plurality of devices, comprising:

• a plurality of connection elements enabling physical connections with the plurality of devices;
• a user interface;
• a processor to execute machine readable instructions stored in a memory;
• a communication interface enabling the connector to transmit and or receive a communication with at least one of the plurality of devices;
• and
• control circuitry communicatively coupled to the processor, the control circuitry configured to:
• receive and store power from one of the plurality of devices;
• and
• use at least some of the stored power to activate a different one of the plurality of devices;
• wherein the connector is configured to automatically sense physical connections with the plurality of devices and thereafter to execute at least one command for one or more of the plurality of devices, and the connector is further configured to automatically sense at least one type of device connected.