Wireless phone chargers come in all shapes and sizes. And that’s annoying. What works for one phone probably won’t work for the other. Granted, there are many phones that can be charged via USB – but – some require "special" mini-USB chargers to be used (Motorola springs to mind) so the universal nature of USB is out the window when that happens as it often does.
There is, thankfully, a plan in effect for an industry-wide standard for mobile phone chargers.
I pray this comes true. According to the article linked above, this could be in effect by as early as 2012.
The battle for a universal standard has been raging on for years and some progress will (hopefully) finally be made and this will become real. It definitely needs to happen.
Keep your fingers crossed on this one.
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I definitely hope so. I can’t even begin to sum up how much I have spent in replacing cords or buying new cords due to having forgotten a cord.
This would be a godsend.
JLewis
I just read an article on PC world claiming that this wouldn’t take off because of the iPhone. I’m all for a universal charger. I’m beginning to think that the PC magazines are being run by a bunch of 14 year olds. All of the articles are completely biased, brainless BS.