A universal socket

[oldtimer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18266022

There you go on the BBC website apparently they are being used in China

 

[Geordie Spark]

It seems to be the same with mobile phones where none of the manufacturers seem to agree on what plug to use to plug the charger into it. For me the iPhone plug has to be the most ungainly clunky thing imaginable. What's wrong with everybody using USB??

 

[Guest111]

I've known a few cases were people have just used an adaptor without worrying about voltage correction,in fact I had quite a heated argument with one chap who didn't believe that the tiny adaptor didn't reduce the voltage from 240 to 110.I was proved right when his gear went bang,lol

 

[FatallyFlawed]

I had quite a heated argument with one chap who didn't believe that the tiny adaptor didn't reduce the voltage from 240 to 110. I was proved right when his gear went bang,lol

Sounds like his gear got more heated than his argument!