Finally a good idea with the Environmental label attached?

[Lord Pikey]

I have not seen this mentioned yet so ps off repost police.

It appears that common sense has prevailed albeit under the guise of the environment. Mobile phone companies are agreeing to standardise their chargers for mobile phones. I think it is going to be the micro USB which is used on raspberries at the moment.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/ind...

It was all fine in a few years back when most people had a Nokia and everybody had 5 nokia chargers in their house

LP

[tegwin]

Yes... thats excelent news if it actually happens

Hopefully that would pave the way for other companies to start doing similar things so that all portable appliences like phones etc use the same connector for charging...

I could go on holliday with 1 charger... not 8!

[DrTre]

I'm thick, I know that, but how can a charger use 50% less energy to charge a battery of given capacity?

Isn't it a bit like saying we'll fill this 1L bucket up using half the water we used to?


electrickery really really goes over my head

ETA I take it it's more akin to saying we'll fill the bucket more efficiently?

Edited by DrTre on Tuesday 17th February 15:09

[bigTee]

more cost to businesses to change their car kits then!!

[sidekickdmr]

yep, great idea

dont really see how its going to help the fluffy bunnies though because if i brought a new phone and it didnt come with a charger (as they presume you already have one) i would be a bit peeved

[Lord Pikey]

Possibly using AD converters and IC's to step down the voltage instead of old fashioned coils.

LP

[Cactussed]

Including Apple?

[Lord Pikey]

Cactussed said:

Including Apple?

If apple can't even manage to get a phone to send mms i dont think the industry should pressure them into something this difficult.

I think they should be left alone to make Fisher Price activity centers for adults

LP

Edited by Lord Pikey on Tuesday 17th February 17:26

[B17NNS]

Lord Pikey said:

I think they should be left alone to make Fisher Price activity centers for adults

Thats fighting talk

[Hedders]

bigTee said:

more cost to businesses to change their car kits then!!

Maybe not, they don't have to change the current kit. The next purchase can be made with this in mind though.

Or am i being naive?

[angryS3owner]

Yep mini-USB or whatever it's called would be cool, it's so much easier that the Tom Tom and Blueberry both work of the same charger, bring it on.

[Matt..]

Cactussed said:

Including Apple?

Apple aren't so bad really. The iPhone uses the same connection as the iPod and i am not sure the iPod cable has ever changed has it?

[BigJonMcQuimm]

Matt.. said:

Cactussed said:

Including Apple?

Apple aren't so bad really. The iPhone uses the same connection as the iPod and i am not sure the iPod cable has ever changed has it?

Yes it has!!!!

[JD]

Lord Pikey said:

Cactussed said:

Including Apple?

If apple can't even manage to get a phone to send mms i dont think the industry should pressure them into something this difficult.

I think they should be left alone to make Fisher Price activity centers for adults

LP

Edited by Lord Pikey on Tuesday 17th February 17:26

You say that..

But I use my Apple Iphone charger to charge loads of different Gadgets

As it uses a Female USB socket on both the car and mains charger, I can charge my Tom tom, Camera, video camera, other MP3 player AND my iPhone,

Meaning you only need to take one charger on holiday with you....

so you could say they are already ahead of the game?

[shalmaneser]

please please please let this happen!

mini USB charging for everything I say!

oh yeah, and 3.5mm jacks compulsory for every phone that is capable of carrying music! I'm sick of bloody headphone adaptors!

[rpguk]

Yup very much happening. My HTC and new Sony Ericsson both work on the same mini-USB style chargers. Should hopefully lead to some more standardisation on accessories too.

My girlfriends N95 has the port but not for charging which we only found out with an empty battery in the morning

Edited by rpguk on Tuesday 17th February 21:10

[Mr Whippy]

Mini or Micro?

My 8500 Classic Nokia is a tiny USB and it's a PITA and a new charger is £15, if you can find one... the slightly bigger one is much better though.

Not sure why this was so hard to do really. USB really did revolutionise PC peripherals, so glad that an off-shoot will hopefully flatten the playing field for charging/connectivity for most portable electronics

Dave

[Dogwatch]

Daughter used to get very cross when I nicked her Razr charger for my TomTom, MP3 player and lord knows what else with mini USB charging, so she removed it from my grasp. Had already bought a spare for her so used that until my son went off with it for his Blackberry....

The revolution is nearly here