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Posted: 23 October 2009 11:56 AM

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Have the EU just passed a law to effectively outlaw the iphone interface (the dock connector) or will Apple just supply a cable?

BBC coverage here.

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Posted: 23 October 2009 01:09 PM

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rattyuk - 23 October 2009 11:56 AM
Have the EU just passed a law to effectively outlaw the iphone interface (the dock connector) or will Apple just supply a cable?

BBC coverage here.

Apple may provide an adapter. It doesn’t really supply a charger with the iPhone, just a wall plug (unique to each country) and the USB-Dock cable. Charging is only half the problem; syncing is an essential part of the iPhone/iPod use, so we can’t expect Apple to abandon the dock. I posted a link in the News thread for a new product that will charge the iPhone (or Blackberry, etc) simply by laying the phone on a pad. If one could only sync via bluetooth or even Wi-Fi….

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Posted: 23 October 2009 01:27 PM

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willrob - 23 October 2009 01:09 PM
I posted a link in the News thread for a new product that will charge the iPhone (or Blackberry, etc) simply by laying the phone on a pad. If one could only sync via bluetooth or even Wi-Fi….

Ya I saw that but really that’s a terribly inefficient way of charging something.

I was really wondering if an element of this was to try and hold back the iPhone’s tidal wave.

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Posted: 23 October 2009 02:10 PM

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Old issue. Apple is part of the consortium that support this charger.

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Posted: 24 October 2009 11:52 AM

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This has nothing whatsoever to do with the European Union, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), is a United Nations body.

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