What about wireless charging with a USB C wireless charging pad?
Comment on The EU common charger : USB-C
GermainRobitaille@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I wish smartwatches were included too so that I could travel with just one charger and one cable. I guess waterproofing a USB-C port is not that easy though (for the ratings those watches usually have).
cyberpunk007@lemmy.world 10 months ago
d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 10 months ago
I can relate to this. I’ve got a Garmin and I’m traveling currently. The best solution I could find was to get a Garmin - USB-C adapter with a little loop at the end, so I tied it to my existing USB-C cable and can plug in the adapter whenever I need to charge my watch.
unrelatedkeg@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
What about little pucks as a compromise?
Or ideally, a single standsrdised one
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 10 months ago
Your smart watch has a charging port? All mine (going back to the Moto 360) have always been charged wirelessly.
GermainRobitaille@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Actually I wrote smartwatch but I meant GPS watch. I recently bought a Garmin and there’s no wireless charging for it.
Khanzarate@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah. Wireless charging helps some of that, especially if the pad is itself connected through a USB-C cable.
Ideally, in my mind, someday phones themselves will be able to charge wireless devices, so we’ll connect the phone through the USB-C cable and place the watch on top and they’ll both be ready to go in the morning.
Person264@lemmings.world 10 months ago
Some phones can already do that, like wireless powershare (Samsung)
Khanzarate@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah mine does, I love it. I just want it to be standard.
goldisgood4u@lemmings.world 10 months ago
it’s definitely looking like it will be standard. the new iPhones do it too.
towerful@programming.dev 10 months ago
My phone has reverse wireless charging.
It’s slow and terrible, but does work