| Ron Hunter 2007-05-29, 7:33 am |
| sarah bennett wrote:
> On Mon, 28 May 2007 19:16:14 -0400, Pieter wrote:
>
> Hi there Pieter,
> USB is both an electrical standard and a set of connector standards.
>
> There are at least three USB connectors I'm familiar with
> 1. Type A USB Connector (always faces upstream, spec in USB 1.0)
> The "rectangular" USB "blade" that goes in the side of your PC
> http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/dire...Final-USB-A.jpg
>
> 2. Type B USB Connector (always faces downstream, spec in USB 1.0)
> The mostly "square" USB "plug" that goes in the back of a USB printer
> http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/dire...Final-USB-B.jpg
>
> 3. Type "mini B" USB Connector (spec came only with USB 2.0)
> The mostly "triangular" mini-USB "jack" that goes into a GPS unit
> http://www.panintl.com/img/Mini-5pin.gif
>
> Nowadays, all portable electronics should all use the new mini B USB
> connector. Any other portable connector is literally a waste. A waste of
> our money. A waste to the environment. A waste to reuse. A waste for
> repair. A waste for efficiency. A waste for packing.
>
> Having said that, the question becomes which are the "greenest" of the GPS
> units which take the environment and your pocketbook into account?
>
> Do enlightened GPS experts know if the Garmin Nuvi 350 or Nuvi 360 GPS
> units charge the batteries from the mini B usb connection? If not, what
> other portable GPS unit does?
>
> sarah
They do, as do the Magellan 400-600 eXplorist units, to my knowledge.
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