Cell phone chargers standardized.

rockouthippie · 26th February 2012, 05:25

http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/phon...t_s_about_time

It looks like in 2011, your cell phone will start to use the micro-usb port as the standard for the charger. That is, unless you use an iphone. They are staying with their connector.

Wildrose-Wally · 26th February 2012, 12:39

It is now 2012, and my Motorola phone is being charged with my Nokia charger.

Warrior of the Light · 26th February 2012, 16:58

My charger has a standard USB socket. I can charge every phone that uses USB, including the iPhone, iPad, iPod and iZilla, as long as I have a cable that fits

rockouthippie · 26th February 2012, 18:59

I wonder if the aftermarket stuff couldn't be hazardous to your device. I'd be a little nervous about plugging a $500 tablet into a cheapo chinese charger.

k_rock923 · 26th February 2012, 20:04

All of my phones have been using micro usb for some time now - in fact, it seems like almost everything uses micro these days, not just phones.

rockouthippie · 27th February 2012, 08:44

My Kindle Fire does micro usb, but it takes 14 hours to charge off a USB port. The charger will do it in a couple hours.

Computers, by standard, will only put out .9A. It's ok for charging my iphone if I'm not in a big hurry, but a tablet doesn't really fly.

deeder7001 · 8th April 2012, 13:54

And yet it's a pain in the ass to find a micro usb sync cable in a store that isn't $20-25.

rockouthippie · 9th April 2012, 08:57

I paid $4. You should shop.

deeder7001 · 9th April 2012, 15:14

I paid about $9.75 at Walmart. It's not bad considering a sync cable from pretty much any store is about $20.

rockouthippie · 11th April 2012, 08:13

You guys really don't shop. Yeah you'd give $20 at Radioshack. I just looked. $1.80 on ebay including shipping.

I thought $4 was a lot.

Another thing you guys should look at is communist batteries. I get nimh rechargeables from Hong Kong. 10% of them are no good, but at 40 cents a piece for 2AH AA (instead of $2), who cares?

Rellik · 11th April 2012, 16:08

http://xkcd.com/927/

Too-DAMN-Much · 8th July 2012, 00:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by k_rock923

All of my phones have been using micro usb for some time now - in fact, it seems like almost everything uses micro these days, not just phones.

motorola has never really been a two connector company, literally all of their phones manufactured use one of the two (or usually) or one active connection types, the thing that makes people think motorola hasn't been pushing for standardized connectors all along is that that mini-usb took so long to phase out and respectively micro-usb to phase in.

26th February 2012, 05:25	#1
rockouthippie Forum King Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 10,578	Cell phone chargers standardized. http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/phon...t_s_about_time It looks like in 2011, your cell phone will start to use the micro-usb port as the standard for the charger. That is, unless you use an iphone. They are staying with their connector. Global Movies and TV God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to hide the bodies of people who pissed me off.

26th February 2012, 12:39	#2
Wildrose-Wally The Albertan Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sunny Southern Alberta Posts: 6,049	It is now 2012, and my Motorola phone is being charged with my Nokia charger. "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." ~ Charles R. Swindoll

26th February 2012, 16:58	#3
Warrior of the Light Fοrum King (AVS Reviewer) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,781	My charger has a standard USB socket. I can charge every phone that uses USB, including the iPhone, iPad, iPod and iZilla, as long as I have a cable that fits Jesus loves you [yes, you] so much, he even died for you so that you will not need to die, but live forever

26th February 2012, 18:59	#4
rockouthippie Forum King Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 10,578	I wonder if the aftermarket stuff couldn't be hazardous to your device. I'd be a little nervous about plugging a $500 tablet into a cheapo chinese charger. Global Movies and TV God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to hide the bodies of people who pissed me off.

26th February 2012, 20:04	#5
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,786	All of my phones have been using micro usb for some time now - in fact, it seems like almost everything uses micro these days, not just phones. Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

27th February 2012, 08:44	#6
rockouthippie Forum King Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 10,578	My Kindle Fire does micro usb, but it takes 14 hours to charge off a USB port. The charger will do it in a couple hours. Computers, by standard, will only put out .9A. It's ok for charging my iphone if I'm not in a big hurry, but a tablet doesn't really fly. Global Movies and TV God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to hide the bodies of people who pissed me off.

8th April 2012, 13:54	#7
deeder7001 Jesus Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,455	And yet it's a pain in the ass to find a micro usb sync cable in a store that isn't $20-25. There is no sig.

9th April 2012, 08:57	#8
rockouthippie Forum King Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 10,578	I paid $4. You should shop. Global Movies and TV God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to hide the bodies of people who pissed me off.

9th April 2012, 15:14	#9
deeder7001 Jesus Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 5,455	I paid about $9.75 at Walmart. It's not bad considering a sync cable from pretty much any store is about $20. There is no sig.

11th April 2012, 08:13	#10
rockouthippie Forum King Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 10,578	You guys really don't shop. Yeah you'd give $20 at Radioshack. I just looked. $1.80 on ebay including shipping. I thought $4 was a lot. Another thing you guys should look at is communist batteries. I get nimh rechargeables from Hong Kong. 10% of them are no good, but at 40 cents a piece for 2AH AA (instead of $2), who cares? Global Movies and TV God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to hide the bodies of people who pissed me off.

11th April 2012, 16:08	#11
Rellik Major Dude Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: localhost Posts: 1,099	http://xkcd.com/927/

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