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Smartphones: towards a charger for everyone?

2021-10-14T11:33:24.673Z


INFOGRAPHIC - The European Union has been fighting this battle since 2010: to impose the universal charger in order to reduce electronic waste and make life easier for users.


Once upon a time there was USB

Each computer device has its own cable, connector and often its pain.

We are in 1998, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) begins to impose itself among industrialists in the IT world, thanks to Intel, IBM… But also Apple, which was the first to exclusively equip its iMac G3 with it.

At the time, this port was used to connect computer peripherals (printers, scanners, etc.) when the computer was on.

Above all, it makes it possible to supply devices that consume little energy.

And soon to recharge them.

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Source: lefigaro

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