Will the GSM Associations Universal Cell Phone Charger Live Up to the Hype?
Will the GSM Associations Universal Cell Phone Charger Live Up to the Hype? Monday March 2, 2009#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Image GSM AssociationA universal cell phone charger is finally coming. But will it live up to all the industry hype? Since the middle of Feb. 2009, hundreds of news outlets have been praising the mostly sweeping effort for a universal cell phone charger thats being led by the GSM Association (GSMA). The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, spans 219 countries and unites more than 750 of the worlds mobile operators. The goal of the universal cell phone charger, which is based on a micro-USB interface, is to eliminate your need to have a different cell phone charger for each cell phone you own. In the world of computers, one of the allures of using a USB peripheral is the benefit of hot swapping. Hot swapping is sexy because it affords you the ability to connect and then disconnect without havi
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3) Image GSM AssociationA universal cell phone charger is finally coming. But will it live up to all the industry hype? Since the middle of Feb. 2009, hundreds of news outlets have been praising the mostly sweeping effort for a universal cell phone charger that’s being led by the GSM Association (GSMA). The GSMA “represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry,” “spans 219 countries” and “unites more than 750 of the world’s mobile operators”. The goal of the universal cell phone charger, which is based on a micro-USB interface, is to eliminate your need to have a different cell phone charger for each cell phone you own. In the world of computers, one of the allures of using a USB peripheral is the benefit of “hot swapping”. Hot swapping is sexy because it affords you the ability to connect and then disconnect without having to reboot the device. Now the GSMA says most mobile phones on the market will suppo
