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stranded

2:44 AM on 18 February, 2009

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"...I can't see Apple giving up its dock connector and consequently compatibility with all its iPhone accessories just yet..."

who cares...(decent edition of comment)

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Robovski

5:10 AM on 18 February, 2009

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It is a welcome prospect, and can't happen too soon for me. No longer having to search for the right charger, being able to borrow a charger while visiting a friend, heck, hotels vcould offer charger service knowing that it would have a compatible connector - what a world we could live in.

Of course, it will be years coming and there will be hold-outs, but maybe it can be acheived in my lifetime, hey?

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cjb110

8:09 AM on 18 February, 2009

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given that usb is a massively popular connector at the mo, would it be a stretch to ask that the new format is easily convertible to usb?

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Steve

8:45 AM on 18 February, 2009

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Should have been enforced by law years ago....

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sugob

9:23 AM on 18 February, 2009

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Though it seems to be by a captive cable rather than the 'wall wart' {wall charger} having a full fat type A USB socket {and a device appropriate cable} which could make it more generic i.e. charge not just mobile devices. This seems to be the chinese solution {thanks to alex2006}

www.allianceforuniversalpower.org/presentations/3_china_aups-jun08.pdf

My N85 is the first{?} Nokia that charges via micro USB and it has a captive charging cable {even though it also comes with a full fat USB -> micro USB cable so it can be charged from computer (and my powerjolt in the car)}

Now if only didgital camera manufacturers would join this move e.g. Canon

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Hallainzil

9:48 AM on 18 February, 2009

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UCS USB? USB UCS? GSMA UCS USB? Gah!!!!!!!!!

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John McLean

10:37 AM on 18 February, 2009

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Should have been a specification years ago that any portable device that could connect over USB should use a standard connector (I'm looking at you, Sony Ericsson) and also charge over USB (phones, digital cameras, MP3 players). I've had three digital cameras and countless mobiles (currently Nokia N95 8GB) and the only one that charged over USB was my old Sony Ericsson W810i with its proprietary USB cable. D'oh!

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mjaffk

11:12 AM on 18 February, 2009

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Stupid. Now there'll be only one hole in the brick so that'll be either charge or use. Hell even my old Nokia 2300 could do both simultaneously!

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Gnormie

11:15 AM on 18 February, 2009

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Sounds good, hopefully this will also force these companies to adapt 3.5mm jacks if they can no longer roll sound + data into one proprietary dock/connector.

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Gordon394

12:55 PM on 18 February, 2009

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@Gnormie - agreed, though mini USB can also support charging and sound + data ;)

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Kanu

8:52 PM on 18 February, 2009

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This is a good move, will cut waste. Should have been done a long time ago. No doubt apple wil continue to hold out in order to exploit consumers on accessories, while still claiming to be "green".

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mark

11:49 AM on 19 February, 2009

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A rechargeable toothbrush just sits in a holder to be charged. I thought that the way to go was to enable charging of anything one can think of, by just laying it onto a pad. That would get rid of the need for actual connection by wires & surely improve matters for all small electrical items such as MP3 players, cameras, phones, etc.

Is there a problem with this method that I don't know about?

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Gnormie

1:25 PM on 19 February, 2009

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@ mark

It is possible for example with the Palm Pre's touchstone, the only thing is it can only do power whereas the USB cable does data aswell.

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