Mastodawn

📱💻🖱️🎧📷 made the switch to USB-C.

Now, chargers must follow, because 400 million sold yearly in the EU means serious waste.

To cut it and make your life simpler, we have updated the ecodesign standards:

✅ USB chargers must include at least one USB-C port & work with detachable cables
✅ Higher energy efficiency and interoperability
✅ New EU logo helps match devices

By 2035, we could save energy, reduce pollution, and save consumers €100 million a year.

ℹ️ https://link.europa.eu/bHCDng

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Kristaps Oct 15

@EUCommission

And one (and only one!) toothbrush! 😑

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Didzis 🚂

@kristaps @EUCommission Not sure I get your frustration. I actually think it is great we do not need a separate cable for each gadget 🙏🏻🙌🏻

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Kristaps Oct 15

@dzedus @EUCommission

The answear is comming
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/10/15/eu-gets-what-it-asked-for-there-is-no-charger-in-the-macbook-pro-box

EU gets what it asked for, there is no charger in the MacBook Pro box

Don't blame Apple this time — if you're in the European Union or the UK, your new M5 14-inch MacBook Pro or iPad Pro may cost you $70 extra because Apple isn't allowed to bundle a charger.

AppleInsider