Yet another EU win
Man I read this as “all chargers must come with cables” as in you couldn’t buy just the charging brick and it would always come with a cable.
What it actually means is that all chargers must have replaceable cables in the form of USB-C, no matter what they’re for.
TIL USB-C plugs look like goose beaks, with their hidden rows of teeth
now i fear my cables lol
What are “wall warts”?
DC power supplies where the device is a “brick” that plugs directly into the AC outlet without a cord between the outlet and the “brick”.
EDIT: example:
It would contrast with a power supply that does have such a cord, like this:
Amazing I really hope these all just become USB-C
Hope they make shavers etc also change with USB-C
I have 3 shavers, all of them use a different special cable -_-
These normally are the devices that provide USB-C (from wall power).
That’s a weird looking USB-C.
Nice. Next: make all USB cables data cables.
There are some security reasons you might not want to do that. If you’re using an untrusted USB power supply — say, an airport charging station — using a power-only cord avoids any potential attack vector from the charger.
I agree with you, but they should be clearly labeled as such.
No dispute there.
Another option might be to have a “data-only adapter”.
Thin wires just for charging are more convenient. Heck, i would like a thinner HDMI cable for my portable monitor, since it has only 1080p.
Its called SDI, but… €€€
FUCK YEAH
