Hi :) Wow!! I had no idea! I had assumed that every company still made it's own proprietary charger that would be the only thing able to charge it's devices. I managed to get a camera that has a fairly unique mini-usb but most seem to have a very standard one. Regards from Tom :)
________________________________ From: James Knott <james.kn...@rogers.com> To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, 30 August 2013, 2:05 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Mobile devices? Tom Davies wrote: > I just had a glimpse of an Android and it looks like it's got a > mini-Usb socket in the top. If that could break-out to a powered > usb-hub then surely you could get keyboard, mice, maybe even screens working > off the Android? > > > So 1 docking station at work and 1 at home might be enough to do emailing and > more serious stuff there and still be able to keep an eye on things when > travelling around or out? > > > Or is Android just not yet set-up to do this sort of thing? Every mobile device is required to have a USB connection for power. It doesn't have to be used for anything else but generally is. I don't know about keyboards though. However, keyboards are supported via Blutooth. From: James Knott <james.kn...@rogers.com> To: Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Friday, 30 August 2013, 13:06 Subject: Re: off-list Re: [libreoffice-users] Mobile devices? Tom Davies wrote: > There is a separate power-supply socket to plug mains-electricity in. > Regards from According to some European regulation, all devices must be chargeable from USB power. This is to avoid the proliferation of proprietary adapters in landfill. While many have a built in USB connector, some, such as Apple use a cable with USB plug on one end. Thanks to that regulation, I have adapters that came with phone, tablet, camera and other and they all are interchangeable. In addition, I can pick up a cheap cable to charge from a computer or inexpensive car charger. Years ago, a car charger for a cell phone was expensive and limited to specific models. Now, you just buy one with a USB outlet and you're good. Newer cars may even have them built in.. There are even USB charging outlets on some passenger aircraft. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
