A Humorous Take on the Quest for USB-C Charging in Smartwatches
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Summary
The article humorously recounts the author's personal quest to ensure all their portable electronics, including a £16 smartwatch, use USB-C for charging. It critiques the smartwatch industry's frequent changes in charging standards and proprietary ecosystems, advocating for the simplicity and universality of USB-C.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledLook, I'm an idiot. I know that, you know that, and the man on the moon knows that.
My idiocy is a quest to make sure all my portable electronics can recharge using USB-C.
The industry's attempts to fix this are either to replace the charging standard every year hoping to find something magical, or to lock you in to a walled-garden on proprietary nonsense.
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