"maximillious" (maximillious)
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DasWauto
> maximillious
09/12/2013 at 10:23 |
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http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/phonebloks-129…
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maximillious
> DasWauto
09/12/2013 at 10:46 |
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welp glad someone else posted it too
Jayhawk Jake
> maximillious
09/12/2013 at 10:46 |
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As we've pointed before, it's a great idea but it's not fleshed out beyond a 'design'. Making a circuit capable of what this guy is showing would probably be impossible.
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maximillious
> Jayhawk Jake
09/12/2013 at 11:03 |
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I mean, impossible? Really? Its technology. We can blast microscopic particles around a 27 mile ring and make them crash into each other and then collect their debris, but we cant make a circuit that allows us to change out our camera on a phone?
McMike
> Jayhawk Jake
09/12/2013 at 11:08 |
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Not to mention all the legacy support required for all the new blocks to support the old boards, and vice versa. I assume if your board breaks, users are going to expect to be able to buy a new board and slap all their upgraded blocks on it, right?
No manufacturer wants a piece of that.
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Jayhawk Jake
> maximillious
09/12/2013 at 13:43 |
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Impossible? Probably not, but not in that form factor or at a reasonable price. I'm not a circuitry expert, but in the very least every pin hole would have to be able to handle at a bare minimum power, ground, and signal. That in and of itself would he highly unlikely to work. Add in the fact that signal for many of these sensors probably doesn't come through a single wire, and it's massively complex.
I think it would be possible to make a hoard where you xould upgrade individual components, and even switching some components for a battery doesn't seem that far fetched. But fully configurable? Seems like a pipe dream to me.
Then again, what do I know. I design planes, not circuit boards.
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Jayhawk Jake
> McMike
09/12/2013 at 13:50 |
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Well, to be fair you'd have to develop a whole new way of interfacing components to the main bus, so having new blocks support old boards wouldn't be that unreasonable, just unrealistic past 1 or 2 generations of blocks. Think of it like a PC processor, you can usually get a new processor for an existing pin type for a while before the next generation of pin type comes along.
Being able to buy a new board if it breaks is part of the point, and I don't see the problem there. Manufacturers wouldn't want to do this because they'd have to make a whole crapload of what essentially are 'spare parts' and that's never desireable. It's going to be more cost effective 99% of the time to make a single unit that has to be replaced if one component breaks versus this block concept. It sucks for the consumer, but in theory at least make a single unit phone would be less expensive to the consumer due to the cost savings for the manufacturer.
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McMike
> Jayhawk Jake
09/12/2013 at 14:01 |
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Besides, cell phones are the one device I'm completely fine with being disposable.
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Jayhawk Jake
> McMike
09/12/2013 at 14:35 |
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I wish they were way cheaper. I'd be okay with replacing one every year if it cost $100, non contract. Surely a mass produced plastic box with some electronics doesn't cost that much to make.