We suspected this was going to happen and we might see the universal phone charger standard appear sooner then we think. The International Telecommunication Union, which is a branch of the UN, has approved the microUSB as a future universal phone charger.

Why does the UN care about phone chargers? It all comes down to waste and pollution. A universal charger would save 51,000 tons of waste if it were already in use. That’s why the UN cares so much about the charging standard. Unfortunately the universal charging solution will fully be adopted by 2012 which means that we’re looking at even more unnecessary waste that could have been avoided! At least we’re hoping that by that time most carriers and cell phone makers out there will switch to the UCS.

via Reuters

Related posts:

1. MiLi Universal Charger will Charge Anything Anywhere The MiLi Universal Charger in the picture here in the...
2. Universal Phone Charger Coming by 2012 Wouldn’t it be really convenient if every phone maker used...
3. Universal Travel Charger Works With You iPhone and More Do you plan on traveling much this Christmas? Going overseas?...
4. Orange to Launch Mini Wind-Powered Phone Charger Orange has recently announced the launch of a new prototype...
5. Micro-USB Charging Standard Coming to Europe? There’s good news for everyone charging their phones in Europe....