Now They're Just Rubbing It In Our Faces
from the plug-it-in-plug-it-in dept
We've noted several times how South Korea is one of the clear leaders, along with Japan, in mobile technology. Now, though, they're just being showoffs, as the country's three mobile operators have decided that all their phones should have standardized sync and charge ports. No more hunting down new chargers and cables when people there get a new phone, no more searching for compatible headsets and other accessories. Forget this 3G stuff, standard charger ports is the way to go.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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standard ports
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Why stop at cell phones?
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Standard Power
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An idea that makes sense.
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No Subject Given
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As Napolean Dynamite would say...
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No Subject Given
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Helping end user
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Yeah but it'll cause scoliosis
The causes of scoliosis are not well understood; risk factors include sitting too long, poor posture, or female hormonal changes.
http://japanese.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/12/13/20051213000047.html
The 2ch crowd is having a field day with this, saying that it's because Koreans eat too much kimchi, their twisted character, their twisted view of history, their inferior genes, etc.
http://news18.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news4plus/1134463983/
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Will it make Bank Accounts Popular?
The woman's life has thus been destroyed, she will lose her house and identity, so she will have to commit suicide now.
http://www.zakzak.co.jp/top/2005_12/t2005121406.html
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About time someone thought of doing it ...
Seriously, it not a bad idea. All the devices basicly use the same battery technology. Same basic charge rate.
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