China to enforce universal cell phone charger

Iria · Jun 3, 2007, 01:20 PM

Source: EETimes
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SHANGHAI — China will start to enforce a compulsory universal cell phone charger standard this month. Some see it as a benefit, while others are grumbling that it will add cost and cause hassles in the supply chain.

YAYitsAndrew · Jun 3, 2007, 03:23 PM

I hope they just end up doing it worldwide

**Mousey** · Jun 3, 2007, 03:42 PM

^ Amen to that bro

it's so annoying to lose a cellphone charger

**kris23** · Jun 3, 2007, 08:55 PM

lol i already charge my phone through the USB port

Sandok · Jun 3, 2007, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

lol i already charge my phone through the USB port

I hate that, you need to turn on the PC and it takes longer... Viva universal!

**kris23** · Jun 3, 2007, 09:57 PM

lol but my actual charger is USB

Jun 3, 2007, 01:20 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	China to enforce universal cell phone charger Source: EETimes _______ SHANGHAI — China will start to enforce a compulsory universal cell phone charger standard this month. Some see it as a benefit, while others are grumbling that it will add cost and cause hassles in the supply chain.

Jun 3, 2007, 03:23 PM	#2
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	I hope they just end up doing it worldwide __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Jun 3, 2007, 03:42 PM	#3
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	^ Amen to that bro it's so annoying to lose a cellphone charger __________________

Jun 3, 2007, 08:55 PM	#4
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Jun 3, 2007, 09:57 PM	#6
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	lol but my actual charger is USB __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!