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mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

Why don't smart watches use USB-C to recharge?

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Why don't smart watches use USB-C to recharge?

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mesa@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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It looks like the new Google's Pixel 4 watch comes with yet another incompatible change in charging technology. This is a ridiculous situation. The original Pixel Watch used one type of wireless charging. Then the Pixel Watch 2 & 3 removed wireless charging and swapped to a different charging mechanism. And now the 4 has changed again. So three different charging cables in under three years.…
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    oh quit that bs. There was waterproof (not resistant) micro usb more than a literal decade ago. If anything they should have gottn better.

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      And that requires more space than a typical port. In a compact device that is difficult.

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      Eww, micro usb. I get the shakes just thinking about it.

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