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3/14/2014 2:34:48 PM
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EU to get universal phone charger

[quote]The maddening scramble to find the right charger for your smartphone could be coming to an end. European politicians have backed a regulation that will force smartphone makers to use just one type of charger. On Thursday MEPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the regulation, which will see a common charger used for smartphones by 2017. The regulation was drawn up to help consumers and to cut down on the amount of electronic waste. "This serves the interests both of consumers and the environment," said MEP Barbara Weiler in a statement. "It will put an end to charger clutter and 51,000 tonnes of electronic waste annually."[/quote] I know it seems like nothing, but thank god. All these companies keep changing their chargers to force you to buy more, just like Apples newest Ipod has a new charger. I wonder if they plan to do a universal plug, who's would they pick?

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  • Edited by Bistromathics: 3/15/2014 12:29:42 AM
    I can't speak for the situation in the EU, but it would be useless to try to regulate the spec here in the US, where pretty much everyone except Apple uses MicroUSB. I can't see this as anything other than anti-consumer and anticompetitive.

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