Linked by David Adams on Mon 26th Oct 2009 19:32 UTC
The "wall wart" is one of humanity's worst inventions (not counting all of the inventions that are actually intended to kill and maim each other, I'll admit). AC-plug power supplies are a cheap workaround to various engineering, economic, and regulatory problems that manufacturers face, and they solve those problems by pushing them off onto end users. So what can we do about it? OSNews takes a look at an ingenious workaround to the Wall Wart problem, and some hopeful trends that might make them a thing of the past.
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2006-02-22
My pet hate about the wall wart is (at least in South Africa) usually come with those awful round 2 pin plugs bonded on so you can cut them off and put a proper standard 3 pin plug on.
So as well as a wall wart, you have to plug in an adapter most of which (in South Africa) are appalling quality. Scanner not working in a friends house - oh you have to wobble the wall wart. Buy a new appliance and play search the two pin adapter.