Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Apple Launches 30-Pin to USB iPhone Adapter for EU Compliance

Apple Launches 30-Pin to USB iPhone Adapter for EU Compliance

Easy to use, and easy to lose: the Apple iPhone Micro USB Adapter. Last year, the European Commission decreed that all future cellphones would have but one kind of charger. No longer would we see different cables for Nokia, Sony, Samsung. Instead, there would be one charger to rule them all: Micro USB.

Which of course led everybody to wonder if Apple would play ball. There was of course no way that it would drop its proprietary 30-pin dock connector, so how would it comply with EU rules?

With a dongle, of course. Over in Europe, you can now buy an adapter which will let you charge your iPhone (or other iOS device) with a Micro USB cable.

Gadget Lab, Apple Launches 30-Pin to USB iPhone Adapter for EU Compliance

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