The UK plug isn't just used in the UK, a number of other countries use it as well (all of them former British colonies, I think)
Off the top of my head, Ireland, Hong Kong and Singapore use it and some other countries in Africa and Asia as well.
Sorry, I wasn't clear - I just meant all my Apple charger plugs.
Why should they be dangerous anyway? I assume they contain the normal safety features (see that thread a while back about how super-safe UK plugs are).
isn't Joni long for Joan?
that aside, I think more people would see Jony and think it rhymes with pony.
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I think you have that backwards, right?
double voltage requires 1/2 the amperage to equal the same wattage.. Amps kill.. not volts. (as in, tasers are like 50,000 volts or so)
"British cyclist and former professional rugby player Will Carling"
WTF? Makes him sound like he cycles for the British Team! He's a recreational cyclist
hang on... Applecare just sent me one of those adaptors, the very same one - you means it's NEW? Wow, I am special.
They sent you a folding one? Fancy taking some photos for us?
This is an excellent design by Min-Kyu Choi that won awards by sadly has never got into production.
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That's actually not a unique plug for the UK. I've had a slimplug (that is the product name) since 2010.
That being said, they are great for putting in your bag and not finding plug holes in it!!
Steve wasn't missing anything. The highlighted features are hardly excellent and they're actually present even in the plugs of most European countries, most of them in an improved fashion (i.e. you can't plug them upside down gaining access to the dangerous contacts and you can't unscrew them with a screwdriver). The only way British plug distinguish itself is that it's bulky and ugly. The foldable version is a very welcome improvement, but the Brits should just switch to a more sensible standard, theirs is terribly old fashioned, inconvenient and not so safe as they think. But after all they still use separate taps for cold and hot water, so I lost hope they'll ever change... sometimes I think they're different in everything just for the sake of being different![]()
It seems the folding power adapter has materialised:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MGRL2B/A/apple-5w-usb-power-adapter-folding-pins
I never understood the reason behind so many different sizes of plugs. But again I never understood so many TV standards (PAL / NTSC)
Has this charger ever come to the UK market? US/Canada market AppleWatch charger is the same as the iPhone and iPad ones.