United by plug

Electric bikes and electric scooters should also have this same standard but no every bullshit company still has their own proprietary DRM charger.

Wouldn't that charge very slowly then though? A usb-c charging port seems a bit underpowered as soons as you need to charge something larger than a notebook.
- USB-C can do 240 watts. That's the low end of a bicycle fast charger. A standard charger is closer to 150 w.
- It doesn't matter if it's usbC and it probably shouldn't be, but it should be standardized for the application/size
- Don't really have a clue about e-bikes. But looking through some e-bike chargers on Amazon, they have maybe 100 W to 200 W. USB-PD (EPR) apparently supports up to 240 W. Do note that the e-bike chargers are rated at 54.6 V, though, while PD only supports up to 48 V, and I guess the higher voltage might be required for the cell chemistry. So idk if it would be possible to design your batteries around the USB spec. In any case, you would need a separate charger and special cable to support 5 A over USB anyways.
Oh God, that would take ages. I think I'd rather everything be on XLR for heavy duty applications like ebikes and scooters.
Up to 15A, I think.
I have begun soldering in my own xt-60 connectors for battery packs.

Thanks EU. Apple hates you for everything good you do, and I despise them for 99% of what they do.

Wait for the DMA 😉 They really hate when it is enforced

I was about to say “Thank the EU for that” and then I saw which community this was posted in.

My adult toys are now the only things I have that are still MicroUSB (or like a 3.5mm jack type connector)😮‍💨

Both mine and my partners' have the same magnetic 2 contact 5v charger so we get to share cables.
That 2.5mm jack connector is super weird
- I guess it makes sense because it's on things that could get wet and the plug is often behind a tiny slit in the rubber/silicone.
My hearing aids use microusb. Plus side: this means my wife doesn't unplug them to charge her phone. Down side she does unplug them to charge the portable battery packs because she's terrible at keeping her phone charged.
you either got really good quality toys, or you aren't using them enough to replace them

Joypad: "I think sitting me next to vibrator is causing some confusion about what I do. Anyone want to trade places?"

Soundbox: "No."

Also are we just calling eReaders just "books" now? I don't think books use USB.

I never thought I'd see the day when the universal serial bus was actually universal

There's still a bunch of different standards for charging and data and video so we're not there yet.

You have a USB-C connector on a book? ....what for?

For charging the battery duh.
- The battery that was placed there in case they ever want to withdraw your license to that book, which they can do by shorting out said battery.

USB-C screwdiver??

Me still perfectly fine living in the dark ages apparently.

Like a light duty drill
- that's not what she called me!
Never had to put up a lot of cabinets?
(I can't find the clip I'm referencing so I hope I didn't make it up)
- I have a 2019 DeWalt set for those type of tasks, y'know the rechargeable drill with interchangeable bits.
  But a USB-C screwdriver sounds like something to put in someone's Christmas stocking.

Unpopuläre Meinung: USB-C ist überbewertet

Für Smartphones, Kopfhörer usw super. Aber schon beim Laden von Laptops sind die meisten Ports so wackelig, dass ich die nicht nutzen möchte.

Clevo's und Thinkpads (die alten runden, die mittelalten rechteckigen) haben gute Ladegeräte die ne vernünftige Größe haben und nicht so fragil sind!

Super USB-C auch dran zu haben, wenn man dann zB ein smartphone passiv laden kann wie Thinkpads es können. Aber zum selber laden benutze ich den magischen Port nie, sonst ist er schrott und ich hab meine schnelle Datenübertragung mehr.

Auch für Display benutz ich immer direkt HDMI, das ist wackeliger als Displayport (Satan verdamme das HDMI Forum) aber viel robuster als USB-C

Statt vielen Kabeln haben wir jetzt Dongles, weil Hersteller es als Ausrede nehmen weniger sinnvolle Ports zu verbauen. Na toll.

Bin selber aber am umrüsten meiner Kleingeräte. Ports verlöten kann ich momentan noch nicht, deswegen hab ich mir einfach adapter gekauft und bjn fast usb-c-only!

Don’t forget kitchen scales!

Not quite. My new phone doesn't accept fast charging from my old phone's fast charger.

iPhone be Like ⚡️

I just recabled two KVMs and I have to do it all again when the replacement comes in.

The moment two video cables and USB are merged into a single USB-c for all my gear, I'm gonna jump for joy.

Now I wish the cheap ones actually connected the resistors to the cc lines to allow you to use c to c cables.

What's the point if you're stuck with an a to c?

Too bad there’s no standards body to sue manufacturers who don’t follow a minimum spec.
- Yeah I've taken to returning items and leaving bad reviews on them when they don't add two 5.1k resistors (literally fractions of a penny) to their board layout