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Hello, I’m Michael Sliwinski, founder of Nozbe - to-do app for business owners and their teams. I write essays, books, work on projects and I podcast for you using #iPadOnly in #NoOffice as I believe that work is not a place you go to, it’s a thing you do.

USB-C all things! Trimmer? Lamp? Glasses?… or why companies should finally drop their own chargers!

🕹️Gadgets

For the last two years my most important daily devices have had USB-C ports: iPhone and iPad… and gradually I’ve been migrating from gadgets that require ports like Lightning or micro-USB… I’m now fast-charging the Watch using it’s dedicated USB-C cable (which I’m also using to charge my AirPods)… and as I’ve been enjoying this USB-C lifestyle, I started looking at other appliances that don’t have old-school dedicated chargers but are using USB-C instead! Here are my latest discoveries:

USB-C all things! Trimmer? Lamp? Glasses?… or why companies should finally drop their own chargers!

USB-C Beard trimmer?

I’ve been trimming my beard since 2019 and I’ve always been using a Braun trimmer. However, this renowned company known for its design, seems to be stuck in old school days and keeps bundling a dedicated charger with their trimmers. While I still use this at home, when traveling I don’t want to be bringing another charger. It’s bulky and wasteful. So I bought a SUPRENT USB-C trimmer (Amazon link / 🇪🇸) and I love it!

It feels like a cheaper knockoff of Braun, has a similar length of hair adjustment but most importantly… charges using USB-C! And I have plenty of USB-C cables and chargers in my backpack.

USB-C lamp?

We’ve found this lamp (see picture above) in a Dollar store and it’s a great lamp… that can be easily recharged. Great.

USB-C glasses?

I’ve been using many different smart sunglasses and all charge using USB-C. See the photo above of my latest cycling glasses with Bluetooth speakers. Great!

Better USB-C charger?

Anker USB-C chargers are great but the number of ports on them has been lacking. Now I’ve found this new 140W Anker charger (Amazon 🇪🇸) which has 3 USB-C ports (and 1 USB-A which I don’t need much anymore) so I can really charge all my USB-C things!

USB-C all things! Trimmer? Lamp? Glasses?… or why companies should finally drop their own chargers! anker

USB-C all things!

It’s a great time to be alive to have ONE port not only for my main devices, but also for other gadgets and appliances!

I dare all holdouts like Braun and others to embrace this standard and drop their proprietary chargers. There’s no point in making us buy these anymore.

When faced with a choice between two products in the same category, I will always choose the one with USB-C port, even if it’s objectively not as good as the other one.

The convenience of USB-C wins every time.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 /usbc/