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Re:Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data sug... by GregQuinn on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:14AM (#8231017)
It will disappear. A lot of new cars in Europe already have a USB port built into the dashboard.
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Re:Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data sug... by silon3 on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @05:38AM (#8231381)
A lot of new cars in Europe also have front, rear and trunk 12V sockets.

I wouldn't buy one without at least two of those.

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Re:Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data sug... by lutusp on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @02:56AM (#8231073)
That sounds more practical. A lot of equipment exists that assumes the presence of a cigarette lighter socket, but I wouldn't be surprised if they declined over time because the USB socket is cheaper and more versatile.
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Re:Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data sug... by icebraining on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @04:17AM (#8231226)
It'll be fun when people start buying USB-powered cigarette lighters because they've been obsoleted from cars :)
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Re:Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data sug... by pjc50 on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @04:26AM (#8231250)
The joke going around is "can you unplug your book, I need to charge my cigarette": the lighter will be obsoleted too in favour of e-cigs. Generally it's better for things not to be on fire.
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Re:Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data sug... by mrottenkolber on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @06:41AM (#8231506)
> Generally it's better for things not to be on fire.

Maybe in your bubble.

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Re:Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data sug... by freehunter on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @10:26AM (#8232259)
When gas stations are selling e-cigs, how is that a techie-bubble at all?
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Re:Amazon has sold no more than 35,000 Fire phones, data sug... by robodale on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @09:45AM (#8232029)
My 2009 BMW has a USB. Works great as a charger.
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