Phonebloks

djchameleon · 09-24-2013, 08:25 AM

If this type of phone was feasible would you want one?

Do you support this type of idea for the direction in which phones should head?

Ninetales · 09-24-2013, 10:46 AM

It's a cool idea, but Im not sure if it'll turn out to be as great as it sounds. It seems like you have to compromise quality for switching blocks (aka bigger storage for lesser quality camera) and Im not sure people are willing to do that when they could just get a phone with better everything.

LoathsomePete · 09-24-2013, 11:50 AM

It's a pretty neat idea, I hope it catches on.

Dayvan Cowboy · 09-25-2013, 08:47 PM

this is really smart and i also hope it catches on! seriously, so many people have thrown away phones over dead screens. what a waste of 200$!!!

Trollheart · 09-30-2013, 02:19 PM

This would be a great idea but for one thing: there's a misconception here that phone manufacturers want you to have just the one phone. They don't. It's all about planned obsolescence, so that they can FORCE you to upgrade if you want the latest phone. So why would they let you spend, say twenty dollars on a component when they could compel you to spend hundreds on a brand new phone?

In theory, great. In the real world, never gonna catch on. Too much greed and too little scope for phone manufacturers to squeeze as much money as possible out of the consumer. Think if someone came up with something like this for PCs or laptops that Apple, Microsft, Dell etc would all be rushing to sign up? You're basically trying to curtail their profits. This thing will be dead in the water, not from lack of interest, but from Interest, ie big business concerns who want to make more money, not less.

A sad truth.

djchameleon · 10-29-2013, 04:14 PM

Naysayers be damned!

Motorola stepped up to the plate to work on something similar to Phonebloks
Motorola’s ‘Project Ara’ DIY Smartphone Sounds a Lot Like Phonebloks, Because It Is | TIME.com

Mr. Charlie · 10-29-2013, 07:55 PM

It's a good idea and an intelligent solution to a serious problem. But it probably won't catch on - I hope I'm wrong but I think too many people are short-sighted and more concerned with having a so-called fashionable and trendy product than saving resources and the environment. They want the sort of product that, they believe, creates the bullsh*t illusion of a certain lifestyle; a product that supposedly defines who they are and all that other marketing nonsense that people fall for.

djchameleon · 10-29-2013, 08:19 PM

You are wrong and entirely too pessimistic.

Mr. Charlie · 10-30-2013, 10:48 AM

I hope you're right.

djchameleon · 10-30-2013, 11:16 AM

It will take off just like the PC did.

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09-30-2013, 02:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	This would be a great idea but for one thing: there's a misconception here that phone manufacturers want you to have just the one phone. They don't. It's all about planned obsolescence, so that they can FORCE you to upgrade if you want the latest phone. So why would they let you spend, say twenty dollars on a component when they could compel you to spend hundreds on a brand new phone? In theory, great. In the real world, never gonna catch on. Too much greed and too little scope for phone manufacturers to squeeze as much money as possible out of the consumer. Think if someone came up with something like this for PCs or laptops that Apple, Microsft, Dell etc would all be rushing to sign up? You're basically trying to curtail their profits. This thing will be dead in the water, not from lack of interest, but from Interest, ie big business concerns who want to make more money, not less. A sad truth. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-24-2013, 10:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	It's a cool idea, but Im not sure if it'll turn out to be as great as it sounds. It seems like you have to compromise quality for switching blocks (aka bigger storage for lesser quality camera) and Im not sure people are willing to do that when they could just get a phone with better everything.

09-25-2013, 08:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	this is really smart and i also hope it catches on! seriously, so many people have thrown away phones over dead screens. what a waste of 200$!!!

10-29-2013, 07:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	It's a good idea and an intelligent solution to a serious problem. But it probably won't catch on - I hope I'm wrong but I think too many people are short-sighted and more concerned with having a so-called fashionable and trendy product than saving resources and the environment. They want the sort of product that, they believe, creates the bullsh*t illusion of a certain lifestyle; a product that supposedly defines who they are and all that other marketing nonsense that people fall for.

10-30-2013, 10:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	I hope you're right.