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Universal charging and the phone-free future

In this podcast episode, we're unpacking the story of the “Universal charging directive” that recently came into force in the EU. Our guest in the studio, ⁠Callum Booth⁠, wrote a story on the initiative for ⁠The Verge⁠ — and will now discuss what it actually means for us Europeans, as well as share a few things that didn't make it into the piece. In the second part of the show, Callum talks about The Great Uncoupling — a journey towards independence from his smartphone through… re-cluttering his life with more single-purpose devices. 00:00 Intro 01:15 The Universal Charging directive 05:55 What is Apple doing to comply? 08:40 What else is included in the regulation 10:45 Unification of fast charging 15:30 Bonus: Things that weren't included in the story 21:20 Is Europe overreaching with this regulation? 23:05 Part II: The Great Uncoupling 27:25 What you still need the smartphone for 28:40 The current progress in the journey 32:25 Real-life differences to note 36:15 Wrapping up Here are the links mentioned in this episode: “The USB-C charging mandate arrives in the EU — here’s what that means” on The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/24330106/usb... The Great Uncoupling: https://therectangle.substack.com/s/t... Callum's newsletter, The Rectangle: ⁠https://therectangle.substack.com/⁠ Callum's website: https://www.callumbooth.net/ Like our podcast? Leave a review, a comment, and recommend the show to your friends and colleagues — it'd mean the world to us!