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Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” (arstechnica.com)

submitted 10 months ago by flop_leash_973 to c/technology

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Oh look, Sony revoking more licenses for video content that people "bought".

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[–] Resonosity 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There are Qi adapters out there for phones without wireless charging built in. See this CNET article. It's not perfect, but a simple Google search says it's possible. Plus, adding this adapter and hiding it inside your phone case has the benefit of protecting your phone's charge port from dust and other ingress. I use wireless chargers for all my phone charging, so this is a viable option in case I ever want to go with a Fairphone or a Shiftphone (maybe even a Cube).

The headphone jack thing is annoying. I'd buy their Fairphone 4 to have the option between wired and wireless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah those adapters are handly except that they damage the case and leave a large cable buldge with the bend radius. I might still get one for my current phone, but not a great solution.

[–] Resonosity 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There are models out there that I've seen that have designed the cables to act more like bus bars that bend at sharp 90° in a flat strip profile, where the bend is less pronounced. But I agree that would be a failure point as time goes on to watch. I don't really remove my phone case all that often, so I don't think it'd be that big of a deal. They're like $10 total for a replacement off of Amazon, so price nor schedule is an issue either.

[–] Resonosity 1 points 10 months ago

Just came across the Pinephone. Looks like they've figured out how to do modular wireless charging for their platform that still allows free access to the USB-C port, but this isn't compatible with phones that don't have pogo pins.