phonebloks open source phone.
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- autoflavour0
this will never happen.
existing companies have too much invested and too much control over component manufacturers..- Other companies (Well... Motorola) are already looking into this. "Phonebloks" won't, but Motobloks might.orrinward2
- nb0
They offer too much choice to be universally popular.
People want to choose between white, grey, black and maybe gold.
- tell that to moto x, and don't forget the smashing brown from samsungmonospaced
- doesnotexist0
you know those electronic circuit board kits that let you build your own radios and shit?
those really took off.
- jaylarson0
getting backing from motorola. don't know if that's a good thing.
http://www.themplsegotist.com/ne…
- pango0
what? timerime? did nazi dat...
- prophetone0
i wish timelines included jtag hacks
- albums0
i wish this thread wasn't a timeline
- omg0
i wish this phone wasn't 3/4" thick
- pango
A phone only lasts a couple of years before it breaks or becomes obsolete. Although it's often just one part that killed it, we throw everything away because it's almost impossible to repair or upgrade.
Phoneblok is made of detachable bloks. The bloks are connected to the base which locks everything together into a solid phone. If a blok breaks you can easily replace it; if it's getting old just upgrade.
It's like an app store for hardware. In the store you buy your bloks, read reviews and sell old bloks. Small and big companies develop and sell their bloks. You can buy a pre-assembled phone or assemble it yourself by selecting the brands you want to support. The choice is yours.