You idiot.
- It's the Torygraph, a well known source of balanced and reliable information about the EU (hint: sarcasm)
I'm well aware of that source's characteristics. However flatly rejecting information without examination, based purely on source unreliability is never wise. That's why one should check references. Like THIS ONE
http://www.ecodesign-wp3.eu/sites/default/files/Ecodesign%20WP3_Draft_Task_3_report_11072014.pdf given in the article. Well how about that - they didn't just make it all up.
- The article says "smartphones" in the headline but not in the body of the article, and you fell for it.
Actually it does mention phones in the article body. Also mentioned 278 times in the pdf.
Also, define 'fell for it'. If by that you mean ridiculing the phrase 'high power smartphones' as absurd, then yep, totally fell for it.
- The study they linked to is just that, a study to see if it is worth doing these things and not an actual plan to do them
Like tungsten light bulbs, I suppose? Do you care to place a bet on where this goes in a year or two?
- Much of it is about requiring reasonably efficient power supplies, like we already do with PF correction etc.
And the rest of it isn't. Pfft.
- As the study points out, phone chargers use about 20 PJ of energy per year
SFW. Oh and so you did already read the study mentioned, but still claim the telegraph article is just blowing smoke? Also, you missed all the mention of phones?
- You didn't read the comments explaining the limit on vacuum cleaner power, which also explain why you don't really need a 2300W hairdryer when most of the world copes with 900W just fine
Missing the point. The world copes just fine without such nitpicking intrusive egomaniacal regulation. Especially when the whole premise of such restrictions is based on the false (actually fraudulent) premise of AGW.
I can't believe people who otherwise appear to be of at least average intelligence keep falling for this kind of thing. BTW, those Nigerian prince emails are a scam too.
Your form of address, attitude and 'reasoning' are offensive and trollish.