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That doesn't really solve the problem since I already have USB chargers lying around but not <insert format here>. A better solution might be to apply a charge
by gaff33 8y ago
That doesn't really solve the problem since I already have USB chargers lying around but not <insert format here>.
A better solution might be to apply a charge per nonstandard charger given out to customers. At this stage it would practically be an Apple tax.
- dingaling 8y agoIt surprises me that non-USB DC power supply plugs haven't been standardised. I have a big box of old chargers and even when if I find a matching voltage with sufficient current, the plug usually doesn't fit or has the wrong polarity. A huge opportunity for reducing e-waste.
- icebraining 8y agoIsn't Apple's charger already standard USB?
- phoe-krk 8y agoOf course it's not. Apple devices don't have USB ports - they have Lightning ports. Have you read this article at all?
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- seanmcdirmid 8y agoApple chargers are USB on the block, just not on the phone. You can plug a micro USB cable into an Apple charger to charge your USB devices, and then switch to a lightning cable (whose other end is full sized male USB) to charge your iDevices. You could also use a non Apple USB charger with your lightning cable to charge your iDevice, though how effective that is depends on the voltage of the block.
- dasmoth 8y agoThe standard iPhone charger has a USB-A socket. You plug a USB -> Lightning cable into that. So it's only the cable that's non-standard. Perhaps not ideal, but rather different from mandating a complete new charger.
- TheSpiceIsLife 8y agoCertainly is.
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