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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by amelius on Thursday September 23, 2021 @07:35AM (#28627791)
Charging a car over a 3.5mm headphone jack, that would certainly be worthy of a HN post ...
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by londons_explore on Thursday September 23, 2021 @08:55AM (#28628421)
The engineer in me says I want to quit my job and spend the next 6 months and $100k prototyping a 3.5mm compatible jack that can charge a car, and safe even when licked by toddlers, underwater, full of grit, and cut with powertools...

But the business person tells me that even if I could do it and make it safe enough to use, there is zero chance any big company would license the tech.

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by emteycz on Thursday September 23, 2021 @01:10PM (#28632038)
No, but I'd jump at the opportunity to build my startup around your tech
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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by londons_explore on Thursday September 23, 2021 @03:08PM (#28633753)
If your startup has funding...
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