In a move set to make one small aspect of modern life simpler, mobile phone companies are working on a one-size-fits-all charger for all new handsets. They are planning to introduce the device in response to growing pressure from European Union regulators.
EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said last week that with over 30 different kinds of chargers in use across the 27-nation European Union, his "patience is now at an end."
Handset-makers like Nokia had long resisted developing a universal charger in the past because of compatibility and legal problems. Introducing a one-size-fits-all charger would help them cut costs since in future new handsets would no longer necessarily need to be sold with a charger. It would also enable firms to bolster their green credentials since the planned new charger, which works using a micro USB socket in the handset, uses less electricity than current models. - AFP
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, February 17, 2009.
Grateful thanks to AFP and The Hindu.
EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said last week that with over 30 different kinds of chargers in use across the 27-nation European Union, his "patience is now at an end."
Handset-makers like Nokia had long resisted developing a universal charger in the past because of compatibility and legal problems. Introducing a one-size-fits-all charger would help them cut costs since in future new handsets would no longer necessarily need to be sold with a charger. It would also enable firms to bolster their green credentials since the planned new charger, which works using a micro USB socket in the handset, uses less electricity than current models. - AFP
Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, February 17, 2009.
Grateful thanks to AFP and The Hindu.
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