Project Ara
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as an option on the market and not a replacement for the future of mobile devices, i like this a lot. it's modular for the people that want to have options.
if you want your 90's nokia brick or iphone6sg whatever, those options are still available. when it becomes a blur between phone computer and media device, that is making things interesting
google and dell both have computers on usb sticks that plug into tvs or monitors
why not have a modular brick that leans towards photography and storage or someone else's doing media streaming or output to monitors on the go. ie my phone plugs into your tv and we can watch movies natively.
one could even have their work drive attached for access to files while using the phone but also compatible with a computer environment to more easily modify and distribute content.
this move to modular will help people that want more refinement in their experience be able to achieve it, while individuals who want a cell phone, a cable bill and a desktop computer will still have those segmented technologies available to them.
from what i understand though, dell is on the way out of the desktop game, which i think speaks highly to the future of computing hardware technologies over the next generation of hardware / software developers.
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as far as the components not fitting into one another and generations not being compatible... well, it's not like you can reuse any part of an iphone with another generation iphone, let alone open it without voiding then warranty.
then there's the case of the gopro camera whose accessories have little compatibility between generations.
neither of these companies seem to care about backward or forward compatibility yet both are dominating their market share.
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the open platform would create an instant marketplace of hardware development and adaptation for the device as several companies began implementing their technologies into modules.
scanners, readers, HD audio, video, photo, input, output, pay systems, inventory, tracking, nfc, bluetooth, wireless, etc. All of the technologies that are scattered across handheld devices and phones could become component options on this modular system.
i see taking so far that even the phone itself is modular and my base can accept a variety of devices.