Does it ever annoy you when you have to throw out an electronic item because a single part has failed?
Like a cracked screen on a smart phone or no sound on your TV.
Or how about all those PCs you've got through because they gradually get slower and slower till they need replacing?
All that money blown on planned obsolescence or unrepairable (or too expensive to repair) gadgets. If only there was another way...
Well, how about this: Modular electronics.
Don't know what I mean? Then check out Phoneblok - A phone made up of easily replaceable blocks. It's just a concept at the moment but it's the way things should be going.
And here's why.
Update: Google owned Motorola have announced plans to do just this with help from the creator of Phoneblok, Dave Hakkens. Google know a good idea when they see one! More here.
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