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This is absolutely the right direction, but not in the way you think. This shouldn't be branded as a phone -- size and look matter too much. It should be brande
by evanmoran 13y ago
This is absolutely the right direction, but not in the way you think. This shouldn't be branded as a phone -- size and look matter too much. It should be branded the tool of the future, designed for people people in the field: electricians / construction workers / scientists / tinkerers. Let me plug in an altimeter, leveler, or multimeter. That is what is missing on my iPhone, and this is the first thing I've seen modular enough to pull it off.
And, yes, I've been thinking Tricorder this whole time=).
- rch 13y agoI'm curious to see what I will be able to do with the interconnect myself. For instance, could I rig something up to hook a couple of modules to my laptop or car?
- yarri 13y agoThis question was asked at the tech conference yesterday, and they may clarify it in the MDK [0] but the project team seemed to downplay this aspect, preferring to pitch the idea of a "low cost mobile phone for the next billion users." Still, the modules can be emitters (ie., BT/ZigBe modules) although they were unclear about how module developers would get these certified. And I guess no one is stopping you from adding cables to a module, but the UniPro based and M-PHY current specs wouldn't get you very far... 10cm cable perhaps? [0] http://www.projectara.com/mdk/ http://www.projectara.com/mdk/
- stinos 13y agoActually this thing is not entirley new and such tools already exist: there are enough arduino-style boards out there that allow you to create a phone already, as well as a bunch of other useful things: get a gps modules, a gprs module, a keyboard module and a screen module and off you go.