Saturday, March 19, 2011

An end to the power supply chaos! -Trend to the standard micro-USB connector

This situation has every Mobile phone owners: Battery is empty and no charger be found. If you then want to borrow a power supply on-the-fly, is guaranteed not suitable. That should change soon if the manufacturers make their announcement it and introduce a common universal power supply. Already equipped the most new smartphones with a single Micro-USBconnector.

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In 2009, the EU industry had requested for the first time to put an end to the power supply confusion and introduce finally single ports. This standardization is to be implemented by 2012. An identical pegs for all smartphones and mobile phones is that although in sight, nor are many incompatible, older devices on the market.

However a trend emerges: A completely new standard must not be invented after the commitment by the manufacturer. Rather there is a single connection, which has entered in the trade with the Micro-USBinterface long.

Today, a majority of all smartphones and mobile phones of the fourth generation already has a Micro USB connector. So, the power supply chaos seems only a matter of time until all users with corresponding Universal Chargers , new models are equipped. Then, the constantly changing power supply belongs to the past.

Future issue: waste prevention
If you have already a Universal charger or a cable at home, need no second or third - only in the event of loss or a repair. A new task arises to the industry. It could be that manufacturers of smartphones must deal in the future not only with the design and the software, but also with the question of waste prevention.

Still, a new power supply is one of the standard equipment when purchasing a mobile phone. But could the power supply or adapter cable are soon the external accessories, which individually up to every customer. Micro-USB helps not only at the recharging of the batteries, but also the communication from phone to PC. A suitable adapter is available for less than ten euros in specialist shops.

Which commercial devices are equipped with the micro-USB connector?

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