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The Hooded Claw · 10-18-2009, 11:31 AM

The micro-USB seems to be a new (but not universal, alas) standard for cell phones, so having it on the Kindle 2 should work to our advantage:

http://news.cnet.com/universal-cell-...s-coming-soon/

Unfortunately, Apple doesn't seem to be going with the herd on this.

It is claimed that the micro-USB has a much longer lifespan (in terms of plugging it in and unplugging it) than the mini-USB connector:

http://www.tech-faq.com/micro-usb.shtml

I first encountered this on my Palm Pre last Summer, and I must admit I was annoyed that it was different than the mini-USB that's been used on most of my devices lately, but it should be advantageous in the long run. For now, I have three small electronic devices that use mini-USB, and two that use micro-USB, and that is a pain!

10-18-2009, 11:31 AM	#16
The Hooded Claw Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 6050 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oklahoma! Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Android phone with Kindle app, Kindle 4 in reserve	The micro-USB seems to be a new (but not universal, alas) standard for cell phones, so having it on the Kindle 2 should work to our advantage: http://news.cnet.com/universal-cell-...s-coming-soon/ Unfortunately, Apple doesn't seem to be going with the herd on this. It is claimed that the micro-USB has a much longer lifespan (in terms of plugging it in and unplugging it) than the mini-USB connector: http://www.tech-faq.com/micro-usb.shtml I first encountered this on my Palm Pre last Summer, and I must admit I was annoyed that it was different than the mini-USB that's been used on most of my devices lately, but it should be advantageous in the long run. For now, I have three small electronic devices that use mini-USB, and two that use micro-USB, and that is a pain!