Universal notebook charging spec coming early next year

Stefan Mileschin · 20th December 2013, 09:15

Wouldn't it be nice if all notebooks conformed to a single charger standard? That's the goal of the International Electrotechnical Commission, which has developed a common standard for notebook chargers. The charger specification will be published early next year, and it might have a shot at taking hold. In 2011, the same group released a universal charger standard for mobile phones. That spec is based on Micro USB and "has been widely adopted by the mobile phone industry," according to the IEC. That's the mobile phone industry outside of Apple, of course.

The press release announcing the notebook charger spec is bereft of technical details, so it's hard to know what to expect. If the standard is to work ...

http://techreport.com/news/25792/uni...arly-next-year

20th December 2013, 09:15	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	Universal notebook charging spec coming early next year Wouldn't it be nice if all notebooks conformed to a single charger standard? That's the goal of the International Electrotechnical Commission, which has developed a common standard for notebook chargers. The charger specification will be published early next year, and it might have a shot at taking hold. In 2011, the same group released a universal charger standard for mobile phones. That spec is based on Micro USB and "has been widely adopted by the mobile phone industry," according to the IEC. That's the mobile phone industry outside of Apple, of course. The press release announcing the notebook charger spec is bereft of technical details, so it's hard to know what to expect. If the standard is to work ... http://techreport.com/news/25792/uni...arly-next-year

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