Universal Phone Charger Spec Finalized
is standardization a good thing?
My instinct tells me that standardization stifles innovation.
While everybody having to have the same charge port seems like a consumer win, does it mean that down the road a newer, better solution gets shelved in favor of "standard"?
I'm just asking.
While everybody having to have the same charge port seems like a consumer win, does it mean that down the road a newer, better solution gets shelved in favor of "standard"?
I'm just asking.
...
I do agree that standardization is not always a good thing. In this case I feel that it is a good decision to cut down on waste because I don't see another solution that would be a better choice. In this matter, something as simple as a charger, I feel that as long as it isn't common for the port or cable to break, then the connector doesn't really matter.
...
I agree. I know Samsung was big on proprietary charging cables and I for one avoided Samsung phones for that reason. The manufacturers should be accountable for not having a good reason to use non-standard connections when it doesn't provide a competitive advantage. I, and others, think they only did that to make money off of the chargers/cables. Thats great until some VP who purchased their phone traveled to a meeting and cant find a compatible charger after leaving his/hers on the dining room table.
...
To an extent I see your point. However, I have to ask...what kind of innovation do you see coming from an effing phone charger?? Why even ask that question? Maybe if they all sat down and hammered out exact dimensions of the phones, maybe set a screen type or something else major like that but cmon...it's a charger.
...
I don't know what kind of innovation I expect to see from an effing phone charger.
That's kind of my point. We seem to have decided that "good enough" is good enough and we no longer care if a better solution presents itself.
I certainly never said that standardizing phone chargers was bad in and of itself, just that I wonder if standardizing things, in general, is a good idea.
That's kind of my point. We seem to have decided that "good enough" is good enough and we no longer care if a better solution presents itself.
I certainly never said that standardizing phone chargers was bad in and of itself, just that I wonder if standardizing things, in general, is a good idea.
...
I think the best charger would be a wireless one. Why not an induction charging system that you can plop any ole cell phone down on?
...
You mean like the palm touchstone which connects to the power supply by micro USBport. the induction charging circuit is awesome but it may not be a good fit for small devices like bluetooth headsets. A micro usb port can be soldered onto almost any motherboard which makes it a good choice for a standard.
...
mmueller007 said:
I think the best charger would be a wireless one. Why not an induction charging system that you can plop any ole cell phone down on?
Maybe because they're ridiculously inefficient?
...
But so is Solarpower and that's not stopping people. 😉
Personally, i love the idea of charging docks. This "standard" does nothing to prevent them, just says that phones have to also be compatible with the "standard" which I don't see an issue with.
Personally, i love the idea of charging docks. This "standard" does nothing to prevent them, just says that phones have to also be compatible with the "standard" which I don't see an issue with.
...
Really, how many "awesome" ways are there to use a cable to charge a device?
The next step will be plugless charging.. no, not the stupid "still have to stick something in the charging port" powermats, but something like the touchstone. With these devices, you can make the charging pad how you want, and just have the universal to fall back on.
two years ago basically every PHONE (not just every phone maker) had it's own charging port, which made finding replacements a nightmare. motorola's and blackberries used the same ports, but they did something so they wouldn't work with eachother's chargers (the not authorized error).
A different kind of "plug" isn't going to be innovative.. I don't see anything being stifled here.
The next step will be plugless charging.. no, not the stupid "still have to stick something in the charging port" powermats, but something like the touchstone. With these devices, you can make the charging pad how you want, and just have the universal to fall back on.
two years ago basically every PHONE (not just every phone maker) had it's own charging port, which made finding replacements a nightmare. motorola's and blackberries used the same ports, but they did something so they wouldn't work with eachother's chargers (the not authorized error).
A different kind of "plug" isn't going to be innovative.. I don't see anything being stifled here.
...
This forum is closed.
