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Standardized Chargers for Mobile Phones by 2012
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by TDH | February 17, 2009 at 09:36 am
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17 leading mobile phone manufacturers including Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung have announced their intention to move towards a universal mini USB charger.
"The group has set an ambitious target that by 2012 a universal charging solution will be widely available in the market worldwide," said a statement from industry body the GSM Association.
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This is great news for the many seasoned mobile phone users out there who maintain a drawer full of now obsolete, device specific, charger cords that vary only slightly in there in design.
In addition, this move has some obvious environmental benefits - reducing the waste from unwanted chargers.
The GSMA also stressed the environmental advantages of the new standard, saying the new charger would be more energy efficient and would reduce waste from unwanted or obsolete chargers.
"A universal charger will also make life much simpler for the consumer, who will be able to use the same charger for future handsets, as well as being able to charge their mobile phone anywhere from any available charger," it said in a statement.
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fscruff (not verified)at 11:06 on February 17th, 2009
Why the heck did they not think of this in the first place....
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_Adam Jamesat 23:41 on February 19th, 2009
Sorry about the duplicate posts I posted from my blackberry and thought it wasn't going through.
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_Adam Jamesat 23:26 on February 17th, 2009
On the surface this seems like a good deal but it will hinder tech growth. Developers will be required to work within restrictive confines.
Let's say you're required to drive to and from work the same way. A year later you find a way twice as fast but you can't take it.
This change will even stop us from looking for better ways.
Is the tradeoff better?
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_Adam Jamesat 23:27 on February 17th, 2009
On the surface this seems like a good deal but it will hinder tech growth. Developers will be required to work within restrictive confines.
Let's say you're required to drive to and from work the same way. A year later you find a way twice as fast but you can't take it.
This change will even stop us from looking for better ways.
Is the tradeoff better?
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Arunabh Das (not verified)at 00:12 on February 18th, 2009
Adam James - > What are you talking about? Having a standardized power supply does not confine anything. Designers and developers can step up and step down the voltage and current on the PCB at will - Arunabh Das
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solartrends_nl (not verified)at 00:45 on February 18th, 2009
I think it's a good start. Personally I use a solar charger to charge my mobile devices. The charger comes with several connectors for all phones and devices, so actually I already use only 1 charger and it's great. But using mini usb would make life just a bit easier en prevents the potential loss of connectors.
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Qaquin (not verified)at 07:09 on April 17th, 2009
Agree with that, so we don't need bring different chargers on each mobile phone we had. By just bringing one charger we still can charge our various phones.