To me this is one of those tech milestones that should have been past years ago. However, these handset makers deserve recognition for trying to simplify our lives and reduce the number of . But I say to the tech industry: why stop at cell phone chargers? Here's a quick list of product categories that could use a little more conformity:

Device Chargers

How many chargers from discarded cell phones, music players, and other electronic gadgetry do you have lying around the house? And even if you recycle or (gasp) dump them, those orphan chargers wind up somewhere, often in a landfill or some third-world .

There's good news, though. Cell phone makers in Europe have agreed to a that uses the Micro-USB interface. If implemented, this change could eliminate-or at least seriously reduce-the need for one charger per gadget. Odds are good the U.S. will adopt the standard too.

Memory Cards