“Does anyone have a charger for a Sony Ericsson phone?” shouted across the office. Negative head shaking from everyone. Email to mates saying “Meet you at 6.30. Don’t ring me, phone out of battery.”

Common scenario, isn’t it? I’m hopeless when it comes to chargers and adapters. I always manage to misplace them, leaving me with a frantic scavenger hunt for a Nokia charger while my N95 expires with one last low battery beep.

The Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP), a forum of leading phone operators and manufacturers including heavyweights Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG, has agreed to make micro-USB the connector standard on all its future hardware.

“With UK consumers changing their handset on average twice a year there are hundreds millions of chargers and data cables in circulation,” says a statement from the group.

Of course, there’s no mention of timescales, but it’s a step in the right direction, towards a more practical way of connecting devices. I, for one, am thrilled at the idea of carrying less peripherals with me on a daily basis!

[Via PC Pro and InfoSync]

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