EU ‘Removable Battery’ Regulations: Smartphones, Watches, and Glasses Are Exempt... Nintendo and Kindle in a Dilemma

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Assessments suggest that the burden on manufacturers like Samsung and Apple has become lighter than expected, as the European Union (EU) battery regulations, which pressured portable electronic devices to adopt removable battery structures, have exempted most smartphones and wearables. Even when the law goes into effect next February, the actual impact is expected to be limited to portable game consoles and e-books, suggesting that the ripple ef…