As you probably know, one of my biggest pet peeves about the iPhone is the lack of a replacement battery. Now, its true you can go ahead and buy an emergency battery for the iPhone… But it’s not the same. I’m talking pop-out, pop-in battery goodness here. Pack an extra battery for when you need it, just in case… Not an external emergency battery that sticks out of the device and takes up a lot of space.
European Union guidelines that are currently in development could force Apple to change to a more user and environmentally friendly approach to their battery setup. The EU is in the process of drafting a ‘New Batteries Directive’ that would expand on the current set of guidelines they already have. It would make it easier to remove, dispose and recycle old batteries. New guidelines on the table indicate that companies must make it easy to remove batteries from electronics. That sure doesn’t seem to be the case for the iPhone, unless you’re an expert at removing the housing on the device.
If the new guidelines pass in 2009, I’d have to expect Apple to adapt their design to include an easily removable and interchangeable battery. In my opinion this would be a smart move for not only Apple, but for the consumer and the environment as well.
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