The requirement for USB-C is just the surface of this directive though. It also includes regulations on fast charging, unbundling charging bricks from retail devices, and the introduction of improved labelling — and it has the potential to make life for gadget enthusiasts in the EU a whole lot simpler. If it works, of course.
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Uninterrupted breaks help me focus when I get back to work and I have found that leaving a few hours, rather than minutes, to respond to a message often makes no difference to the sender and allows me to digest its content properly.
But by giving myself permission to not feel pressed, I have begun to enjoy a new freedom.
Goodbye lightning.
Also: goodbye ADB, DisplayPort, DVI, Firewire, Micro USB, Mini USB, Paralle, PS/2, SCSI, Serial, S-Video, USB-A, VGA, and 30-pin Dock Connector. Did I miss anything?
(Yes, I have used every single one of the above before. Unless, of course, I misremembered. After all, who can remember all these?)
Will there still be new types of connectors in my lifetime? Or will every new thing be crammed into the USB-C connector, continuing to make life complicated for plugging in stuff?
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