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United Nations Approves MicroUSB Universal Phone Charger Standard |
Why Can't We Get a Standard Phone Charger Like Europe? |
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10/26/09
10/26/09
Even Apple may struggle against the force of a Union. #universalchargingsolution
10/24/09
10/24/09
What does every portable hard drive, computer accessory, mobile phone (that uses usb) use so far? MINIUSB, not micro. #universalchargingsolution
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10/25/09
when cell phones are thinner than the miniusb i will believe you.
the micro is a piece of crap!!! i hate using it it never feels correct sliding into the phone. feels cheap and like it will break.
miniusb ftw! #universalchargingsolution
10/27/09
I think micro is a better choice, because we WILL have phones thinner than mini, and probably sooner than you or I think. The point of a standard is to stay relevant as long as possible, and picking the fatter format when "thin is in" would be a bad call.
And I have a microUSB using phone, and my connector is working just fine, and I tend to abuse my electronics. Maybe its just my luck though. #universalchargingsolution
10/27/09
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10/24/09
This concept has been floated almost since the inception of mobile phones. Nokia had the standard on power adapter plugs for many years and a few other cell phone companies were using their design, despite it not being an official standard. So, kudos to the companies pushing this forward.
Is Apple on whatever committee is considering this? I agree with the other folks here mentioning that, despite Apple's (supposed) reliance on standards, I am concerned that they might not add the micro port on the device. It seems even more unlikely that, despite it being possible, they would switch from their proprietary connector to a universal one. But, if they did - I would be sending a nice assortment of "I love you in a special sort of way" candies to Mr. Jobs. #universalchargingsolution
10/24/09
The only thing this will end up helping is the phone makers, so they can sell the phone without a charger. I doubt they will lower the cost of the phone because of that, and average joe consumer will probably have to buy one with the new standard anyway, so that will be another $20 when buying a cell phone.
I don't really buy the 51,000 ton number. Like most statistics used to support a position, I suspect that very, very optimistic calculations were used. #universalchargingsolution
10/24/09
Also, if a friend is over at your place, you could let him charge his phone there if need be, which you could only do now if you had the same phone. There are all sorts of possibilities that this brings to the table. #universalchargingsolution
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06/29/09
This will replace the current 30-pin plug and will also be launched world wide. So even though there is no proposal for US markets, we'll see this anyways. Apple wouldn't waste $$ developing two different plugs for different markets. That is just stupid and hurts consumers as well as Apple.
06/29/09
USB only has 5 pins, and two of them are for power.
the apple 30 pin connector handles video out, audio out, communications, power in and out, and other forms of connectivity like docks and bluetooth adapters. you simply can't do that on 5 pins. can't. apple didn't go with a 30 pin connector for no good reason - they need enough independent connections to do what they wanted it to do, plus a few spares. also, it provides structural support when docked, something as flimsy as micro USB can't do either. so yeah, your theory... it has holes.
06/29/09
As it us, I can charge various things with "MiniUSB" (USB Mini "B") - my Moto KRZR, GPS, PSP, PS3 controllers... To me it feels like they started to see a standard emerging, and decided to shake it up again so everyone has to buy yet another set of cables, in the guise of doing the opposite.
Micro USB? ...I've never even seen it apart from gadget blogs.
06/29/09
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06/29/09
06/29/09
More money for them, more money for the companies that make their products, it's all gravy for Apple!
06/29/09
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06/29/09
I'm pissed just thinking about what's going on in our government right now... Cap & Trade, or Crap & Tax as I like to call it... I just need to take a deep breath. Calm down Penguin, calm down...
06/29/09
06/29/09
But is OPEC the rule or the exception. But also OPEC is a cartel made up of twelve countries that are not free markets, and the oil industry is run by the governments... so although I may agree with your distaste in OPEC, it's not the best example. And there are also other places to get your oil from.
06/29/09
Why isn't John Kerry investigating why we can't have a universal charging connection instead of how legal carrier exclusive models are?