There should definitely be a standard mobile 'phone charger
Preferably laptops too.

Indeed, all mobile electronic devices.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 14:11, 13 replies)

I read quite some time ago that this was in the works
And had been agreed by nearly all major mobile phone manufacturers (with the exception of maybe Apple) due the obscene number of mobile phone chargers finding their way into landfills every year. Haven't heard any more about it though and that was well over a year ago now.
(TheManWithThePlan cussed your mum on, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 14:19, closed)

It has been touted for a while now
that everyone will move to mini usb, with the exception of Apple who will continue to be cunts
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:23, closed)

Thought it was Micro-USB?
And yes, Apple are cunts.
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:36, closed)

^ THIS
^this ^this ^this ^this ^this ^this ^this ^this ^this ^this

One entire drawer of my desk is full of these feckers.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 14:35, closed)

Great idea,
but I don't see how it will punish cyclists.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:18, closed)

Sorry for upsetting you.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:21, closed)

This cuntish behaviour of yours is ruining b3ta.
No, scratch that, it's ruining the country, nay the world.

The sooner we can round up the likes of you and deport/gas you all, the happier I will be.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:37, closed)

Mmmm ... gas ...
That reminds me, I must get my Siefried Sassoon book back from my friend.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:39, closed)

Yes,
there is a profound, poetic quality to my work, isn't there?
Brandy and cigars, all round, I think.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:58, closed)

Needs a low voltage circuit
I've got loads of wall warts for various devices, not just phones and laptops, and they're a pain in the backside. Never seem to be able to find the right one to plug into the right device.

Instead of having all of these individual power supplies, let's replace them with one big one next to the meter that has its own network of sockets throughout the house. That way, all you need is the cable to connect your device to the wall, and the overheads associated with running multiple separate PSUs are reduced.
(An eejit passing by in a purple satin skirt with sparkly bits, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:04, closed)

Pretty much all mobile phones charge from usb these days, including Apple's iPhones... The wall-wart just has a USB A female socket. So it's just the cable that's different.

In fact every iOS device and Android phone I've got uses this configuration. I think the phone side of things is "almost there". There's no reason for it not to be to be, they will save cash in doing so as they can ship without a charger.

They even have them in plug sockets now:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13A-Mains-Wall-3-Pin-Plug-Socket-Built-in-USB-Charger-/190579199442?pt=UK_ConsumerElectronics_PowerAdaptors_SM&hash=item2c5f67cdd2
(SillyMoo, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 17:53, closed)

Probably won;t work
for everything.

Ipad needs more welly than that thing provides. I beleive Iphones do too.
(username failed moderation, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 9:57, closed)

That's just Apple being cunts though.
(MayorBoris, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 16:10, closed)