Article posted: 10/25/2012 1:35 PM

UN aims to pull plug on plethora of power supplies

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Does it seem like every piece of electronics has its own power adapter? A global effort is under way to establish a universal standard for adapters so that one adapter will work for everything.

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The days when every piece of home communications equipment comes with its own special power adapter could be numbered.