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Three Big Ideas in Google’s Modular Phone That No One’s Talking About | Design | WIRED
I've been following this for a while now, and quite honestly, I am excited by it. I'm kinda down that it is backed by Google and will most likely run Droid OS, but the fact of the matter is that it is a modular device. You can upgrade and swap out parts as YOU need/want. You need/want different battery, BOOM. You want/need different camera, BOOM. You want/need diff mic, BOOM.
I'm glad to see it gaining momentum. How cool would it be if you cold even swap out cores if say you wanted to run different OS's?
There are a lot of hurdles in the way, i.e. carriers make money off your upgrades, how can they sustain that model? Could people move and jump from carrier to carrier?
But I also see a whole new way of looking at your phone, i.e. it becomes unique to you and how you need it to work. Also, I see whole new industries cropping up that would make JUST the components. This could lead the way to complimentary technology in other markets, think medical.
I also realize this won't be appealing to 90% of the market out there, but what if it did? What if it took off? One of the original specs was to design a device that could meet the needs of price points as cheap as $50 and up to $500. Also, there are people that just want a device that works. They don't want to mess with it.
How many would at least be interested in a device like this that could be customized and upgraded piece by piece?
Three Big Ideas in Google’s Modular Phone That No One’s Talking About | Design | WIRED
I've been following this for a while now, and quite honestly, I am excited by it. I'm kinda down that it is backed by Google and will most likely run Droid OS, but the fact of the matter is that it is a modular device. You can upgrade and swap out parts as YOU need/want. You need/want different battery, BOOM. You want/need different camera, BOOM. You want/need diff mic, BOOM.
I'm glad to see it gaining momentum. How cool would it be if you cold even swap out cores if say you wanted to run different OS's?
There are a lot of hurdles in the way, i.e. carriers make money off your upgrades, how can they sustain that model? Could people move and jump from carrier to carrier?
But I also see a whole new way of looking at your phone, i.e. it becomes unique to you and how you need it to work. Also, I see whole new industries cropping up that would make JUST the components. This could lead the way to complimentary technology in other markets, think medical.
I also realize this won't be appealing to 90% of the market out there, but what if it did? What if it took off? One of the original specs was to design a device that could meet the needs of price points as cheap as $50 and up to $500. Also, there are people that just want a device that works. They don't want to mess with it.
How many would at least be interested in a device like this that could be customized and upgraded piece by piece?