Having to wander desperately around the office to find someone with a charger that fits your mobile phone could soon be a distant memory with the impending introduction of a universal charger.
According to The Australian, the world’s largest phone manufacturers have agreed to develop a charger that will work on millions of different handsets.
Apple, Motorola and Samsung are some of the 10 companies involved in the project, which will see single chargers unveiled next year.
According to telecommunications analyst Ernest Doku, the manufacturers’ decision is a small move that will have a big benefit for mobile phone users.
But the universal charger won’t just deliver on convenience; it also has the potential to have a positive impact on the environment.
It was simply a foolish situation. But phone makers wanted to have their own technology for each phone to be stay a step ahead.It’s good for the manufacturers to swallow their pride, as this will be for the end user’s benefit..
Posted by: Free SMS | 25 August 2009 at 11:10 PM
charge up my iPod through the universal dock - nothing happens..?
Now I believe this is because the output of the charger is not the USB standard (5volts), its attually around 18volts - which is fine for my iPod but the dock doesn't like it.Free SMS Australia
Posted by: konnor | 26 August 2009 at 08:48 AM
The invention of having universal charge for most of the mobile phones we own will help the people borrow and use charges from other people.
Posted by: UK SIM Card | 05 March 2010 at 09:59 PM