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mesa to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 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 to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 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.…
  • @Hawke@lemmy.world
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    6•14 days ago

    Not conductive? Isn’t that a good thing?

    • @atrielienz@lemmy.world
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      3•14 days ago

      I like you.

    • @Revan343@lemmy.ca
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      3•14 days ago

      Lol, conducive was the word they were going for

      • @Hawke@lemmy.world
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        5•14 days ago

        I know. :-)

    • @BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk
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      3•14 days ago

      For a charging port?

      • @Hawke@lemmy.world
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        2•13 days ago

        For filth in a charging port, yeah.

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