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Phonebloks shows working prototype in new video
- TheMagicHorsey 12y agoI know Google is working on this, and they are very smart, but this modular phone idea seems so daft to me. It seems to me the way forward is more efficient and integrated SOCs with as many functions as possible integrated on a single chip, to minimize cost and energy needs. The mass of complicated interconnects and all these interchangeable components seems like a path to inefficiency and waste to me. PCs are composed of interconnected components, yet when I build a new PC every five years I don't recycle the parts from the old PC into the new one. I usually get all new parts. There are advantages to having a modular system, but I think those advantages are less important in a mobile device where battery life is of paramount importance.