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    SendStation PocketDock Lets iPods Embrace MiniUSB

    USB Cable Features Clever Inline SD Card Reader

    European Commission Pushing Micro-USB Standard for Cellphone Chargers

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    Image of All Your Base Are Belong To Us All Your Base Are Belong To Us
    08/26/09

    In reply to SendStation PocketDock Lets iPods Embrace MiniUSB
    Lol fail. Micro USB is now the "accepted standard" for mobile phones not mini USB. Sendstation and Giz, shame on you. And €30, what? They think they're Apple or something?
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    Image of Skyman747 Skyman747
    08/26/09

    @All Your Base Are Belong To Us: I have absolutely no gadgets that use Micro USB and have about maybe 10 that use Mini.

    Micro might be the standard for phones, but for general gadgets, I'm pretty sure it's still Mini.
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    Image of zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
    08/26/09

    @Skyman747: same here.

    my:

    - sony digicam
    - ps3 controllers
    - external passport drives
    - memory card readers

    all mini usb. mini ain't goin nowhere no time soon.
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    Image of OMG! Twitter!! OMG! Twitter!!
    08/26/09

    In reply to SendStation PocketDock Lets iPods Embrace MiniUSB
    I thought micro-USB was the new standard?
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    Image of MacBandit MacBandit
    08/26/09

    @OMG! Twitter!!:

    It is but for now mini is most common.
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    Image of Mike Mike
    08/26/09

    In reply to SendStation PocketDock Lets iPods Embrace MiniUSB
    I still don't like mini-usb. I don't quite know why. It is just a mean cable. Extremely rude.
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    (Starman) AnalysisDialysis promoted this comment Mike was starred Mike was unstarred
    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    08/26/09

    @Mike: And it DOES tend to slip off quite easily. Disclaimer: For me that is.
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    Image of syedagmalali syedagmalali
    08/26/09

    In reply to SendStation PocketDock Lets iPods Embrace MiniUSB
    I love that. Now how about Apple builds it in?
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    Image of Invisiblemoose Invisiblemoose
    08/26/09

    @syedagmalali: Because then they wouldn't be able to sell propriety cables.
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    Image of soggy_cheerio soggy_cheerio
    08/26/09

    @Invisiblemoose: Exactly. It reduces their ability to separate you from your money.
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    Image of ethanlechcharles ethanlechcharles
    08/26/09

    In reply to SendStation PocketDock Lets iPods Embrace MiniUSB
    I still have an original firewire version of this that i got when they randomly were giving them away for the cost of shipping. I hasn't been used once.
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    (Starman) AnalysisDialysis promoted this comment ethanlechcharles was starred ethanlechcharles was unstarred
    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    08/26/09

    @ethanlechcharles: Firewire wasn't really a hassle for the first two gen iPods, obviously due to the built-in port. After the dock connector came in, though, I started to sense that FW was going to be dropped eventually for the iPods.

    Anyways, did they make the port into a iLink one? Kind of useless, IMO.
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    Image of MetallicaRat MetallicaRat
    02/27/09

    In reply to USB Cable Features Clever Inline SD Card Reader
    I don't know if this is to scale, but if the reader is that close to the end, that'd be tucked neatly behind my computer because I'm a mite OCD about cables being visible. I'd never use it if it were all the way back there.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/27/09

    @MetallicaRat: I never saw an OCD certification on this, maybe if you start a petition they will make one with the sd reader on the device end...


    Your front USB ports must be pretty lonely.

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    02/27/09

    In reply to USB Cable Features Clever Inline SD Card Reader
    Sometimes an idea so simple takes way to long to come to market.


    I think they should modify the casing of the reader a little bit, and either make it like Kaiser describes above, or hide it as an inline fuse. Either way, I think I need to order one of these for the office.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/27/09

    In reply to USB Cable Features Clever Inline SD Card Reader
    The card reader portion should be made out of wood, with brass ends.
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    Image of ⌘Z ⌘Z
    02/27/09

    In reply to USB Cable Features Clever Inline SD Card Reader
    as i search for a reason to mock, i am at a loss.


    it's a pretty good idea.

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/27/09

    @the new face of racial america: Yeah, I am feeling that, its like "Oh wow, another useless USB thingamajig from Brando." But then I realize this genuinely is adding additional functionality without taking up additional resources...


    But I just don't ever handle SD cards directly, I just plug in the device that contains them...

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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02/27/09

    @the new face of racial america:
    I'll give you a reason. Buy SanDisk's SD+USB cards, which fold in half to convert to a standard USB drive, and your transfer speeds will skyrocket compared to anything you're going to get through a standard SD reader (that includes devices that use SD cards, like cameras and phones). Now, for Mini-SD and Micro-SD, you're pretty much screwed. They aren't big enough to fit a USB slot.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    02/27/09

    In reply to USB Cable Features Clever Inline SD Card Reader
    The font on the card reader adds that extra little touch of Victorian insanity.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/27/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: Brando is a big fan of the Steam Punk... Apparently.
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    Image of Jhwk Jhwk
    02/17/09

    In reply to European Commission Pushing Micro-USB Standard for Cellphone Chargers
    There's a Micro? I call Shenanigans. This is complete and unadulterated Bullshit. in what world would a micro work that couldn't handle the mini? you lost a whole one mm in thickness - whoopee freaking doo. this is just further evidence of the global electronics system sticking it to the man!


    Fuck you GSM Association and the horse you rode in on.

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/17/09

    @Jhwk: ???


    But in any event:

    You can't spell WILDCATS without L-A-S-T.

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    Image of EmilKoleszar EmilKoleszar
    02/17/09

    In reply to European Commission Pushing Micro-USB Standard for Cellphone Chargers
    Yes it reduces waste, but now devices won't come with a "free" charger anymore. They'll just assume you already have one, or make you buy one at a ridiculous markup (anything over $4 for one of these things is a complete ripoff) Do you think the manufacturers are going to pass on the savings to consumers? Probably not.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/17/09

    @EmilKoleszar: But we all WILL already have one...


    I only need so many, wasn't the point to reduce waste? Fewer chargers manufactured = less waste...

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    Image of satoru satoru
    02/17/09

    In reply to European Commission Pushing Micro-USB Standard for Cellphone Chargers
    What I see happening though is what Motorola does with their crappy Motorola Q. The port is mini-usb but you cannot use just any old usb charger with it. It's very annoying!
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    02/17/09

    @satoru: I own a Q9m, and it charges just fine on anything with a mini USB connection. I have successfully charged it with a wall wart, car adapter, and my laptop.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/17/09

    @satoru: There is usually a hack you have to perform to unlock that behavior, that is one of the worst things I have ever seen a manufacturer do to their phones...


    A previous room-mate of mine had a VZW Razor that would ONLY charge on a Motorola mini-USB wall charger. I had a T-Mobile MDA at the time (also used mini-USB to charge), if my roommate plugged his razor into my phone's charger it would show a little window on the screen saying "Unauthorized Charger" or something, and it wouldn't charge...

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/17/09

    In reply to European Commission Pushing Micro-USB Standard for Cellphone Chargers
    Very cool.


    My Omnia comes with a tone of cool accessories, but Ghod help me if any of them fails, because each and every one has that stupid proprietary Samsung connector on it.


    Micro USB isn't my favorite, but it'll do JUST FINE!!

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    Image of Sockatume Sockatume
    02/17/09

    In reply to European Commission Pushing Micro-USB Standard for Cellphone Chargers
    Funnily enough, the mini-USB-B connector is depreciated now in favour of micro-USB-B. It's a "dead" standard, effectively.
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    Image of Herman Herman
    02/17/09

    @Sockatume: Says who?


    There a thousands of devices that still use it.

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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/17/09

    @Herman: Says who? Port nerds apparently.


    No one else seems to care...

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