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At some point, laptops, displays, and handheld devices started carrying built-in microphones and cameras as a feature. Perhaps the new feature is devices that d
by aasarava 13y ago
At some point, laptops, displays, and handheld devices started carrying built-in microphones and cameras as a feature. Perhaps the new feature is devices that don't have these things? To use a mic or camera, you'd explicitly have to plug it in and could physically unplug it later.
- hrkristian 13y agoBetter then, to have hardware switches similar to the iPhone lock switch. I'd welcome that in general! Make the switch open up the camera app directly, and a similar one for the mics; binding it to your phone or recording app, depending on what you prefer. Make each switch a LED which -if they are- signals ON-state as the screen is turned on or off. Edit: And incoming call screen would have to reflect the mic being off, in which case flicking the switch would accept the call.
- aurumpotest 13y agoAlready underway. See http://time.com/10115/google-project-ara-modular-smartphone/ http://time.com/10115/google-project-ara-modular-smartphone/ and similar projects.