MicroUSB is the standard defined by Open Mobile Terminal Platform. >From Wikipedia: "The cellular phone carrier group, Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP), have recently endorsed micro-USB as the standard connector for data and power on mobile devices.[16] These include various types of battery chargers, allowing Micro-USB to be the single external cable link needed by some devices. As of January 30, 2009 Micro-USB has been accepted by almost all cell phone manufacturers as the standard charging port (including Apple, Motorola, Nokia, LG, RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson) in the EU and most of the world. Worldwide conversion to the new cellphone charging standard is expected to be completed between 2010 to 2012." The iPhone doesn't support it, so this: "designing something that can only take an accessory designed by them" ... is diffidently not the case.
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Levi Wallach Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Treo] Palm Pre Wall Charger? I have a feeling that they are taking another tactic from Apple and desiging something that can only take an accessory designed by them (or at least they hope), and this is where they hope to make the real money, since the Pre's are probably not netting them huge amounts of profit the way probably $2 in parts are netting them $28 in profit! Levi Wallach tweet me @dvdmon On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Carl W. Brooks <[email protected] <mailto:carl%40palmloyal.com> > wrote: > I bought two and was shocked that neither came with a cable. I keep one at > home and one with me in my rollering gadget/laptop bag. > > I complained to the Pre specialist at my Sprint store and he agreed that it > was crazy too. He disappeared to a back room and reappeared with a cable for > Free. > > My co-manager tried the same, but was told that Sprint does not even supply > the cable for a cost. Obviously a oversight by Palm and Sprint. If you lose > or break your cable, you can't even buy one. You would have to buy an > alternative cable. > > Carl W. Brooks > > "Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of > mission." ~ Zig Ziglar > > Enjoy helping people make technology decisions? Me too. I used to do it for > FREE and now I GET PAID when I help them now. Wow! Learn how: > http://tr.im/acncupis <http://tr.im/acncupis> > > http:www.techloyal.com > http://www.palmloyal.com <http://www.palmloyal.com> > David Calvarese wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I have 2 touchstones... 1 at work (Using the charger that came with the > Pre) > > and 1 at home (Using the Seido charger I linked). + I have a retractable > > micro-usb cable that I use with the pre for syncing files that has a outlet > > attachment to charge from the wall when I travel. > > -- > > Dave > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > > It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, > > the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Craig Froehle <[email protected] <mailto:craig.froehle%40gmail.com> <lt%[email protected] <mailto:lt%253Bcraig.froehle%40gmail.com> > > >wrote: > > > > > I agree...they should. > > > > > > Use the kit included with the Pre to power the Touchstone. Then, go > > > buy a cheapie micro-USB cable (I posted links a week or so ago) to use > > > at the office. $6 total expense ain't bad. > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Levi Wallach<[email protected] <mailto:levi%40dvdmon.com> <wallach%26lt%[email protected] <mailto:Wallach%2526lt%253Blevi%40dvdmon.com> >> > wrote: > > > > I guess for $70 I would have thought they'd include an additional > > > charger. > > > > I was hoping this would be my office charging solution, but apparently > I > > > > need to buy another charger still if I want to be able to charge in two > > > > separate locations... > > > > > > > > > > > > Levi Wallach > > > > tweet me @dvdmon > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Sam Cayze <[email protected] <mailto:sam.cayze%40rollouts.com> <lt%[email protected] <mailto:lt%253Bsam.cayze%40rollouts.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> ??? The Touchstone Kit and the Pre come with a charger that will work > > > >> with the Touchstone itself. Nothing else to buy. > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > CRA1G on Twitter > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
