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EU Proposes New Legislation That Would Force Apple to Bring USB-C to iPhones, iPads, and AirPods
Apple has shifted nearly every portable device to tout a USB-C port, except for its iPhone lineup, its AirPods family, and low-cost iPad. Why the company does not shift to an all-USB-C affair might have to do with receiving royalty payments from partners that manufacture third-party accessories of the proprietary port, but that arrangement might come to an end, thanks to a legislation from the EU.
The proposed legislation would force all consumer electronics, not just Apple, which sell devices in Europe, to incorporate USB-C ports in a variety of products, ranging from smartphones, tablets, headphones, cameras, portable speakers, handheld consoles, and others. Calling it the 'common port,' the European Union claims that switching all products to USB-C would not just have benefits to the environment, but annual monetary savings for consumers that mount to $293 million.
Impact assessment study on common chargers of portable devices
Also at Reuters, NYT, BBC, AppleInsider, and Politico.
Previously: The Dream Of A Common Charger Is Alive, Despite Apple's Complaining
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday September 23 2021, @07:49PM (1 child)
While I'm at it, there is another elephant in the room about modern American power outlets.
Almost everything we plug in to most outlets these days are low power DC devices. Even our big screen TVs. The only major exceptions seem to be motorized appliances, or appliances with major heating elements.
It seems that AC is very good for power transmission and distribution up to a building. But DC is what electronics crave.
If you think a fertilized egg is a child but an immigrant child is not, please don't pretend your concerns are religious
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 24 2021, @02:45AM
So keep a few storage batteries (your choice of chemistry) charged with some solar panels, and run separate DC wiring around your house...