Yeah that thing was very cool but unfortunately they did not have a ton of modules and it did not catch on. They were very smart to have pogo pins rather than the absolutely moronic "wireless" trash we have today. I can see something like this creating a whole new industry, if successful.
I have one of their phones of that time and a few modules. It was pretty neat. Don't remember what version of android it was but the Moto Z Play was giving me 2 days of active use even without using the battery pack. Then lenovo bought moto and the updates killed the battery life.
Absolutely right - the Moto Z had pogo pins and they had a handful of full back of phone MotoMods like the camera or speaker/external battery combo unit. In that same era, there was also Google's Project Ara which was a different sort of modular design concept that never got off the ground - that one looked even closer to this design, with the ability to install multiple module tiles.
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Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org · 13 pts · 183d
Assuming it even works in a practical sense, the only way that'll ever catch on is if they open the standard to third party manufacturers.
tgpe@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 183d
Didn't Motorola do this a long time ago? I seem to remember them having various camera attachments back in ~2017
artyom@piefed.social · 3 pts · 183d
Yeah that thing was very cool but unfortunately they did not have a ton of modules and it did not catch on. They were very smart to have pogo pins rather than the absolutely moronic "wireless" trash we have today. I can see something like this creating a whole new industry, if successful.
hexagonwin@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 183d
maybe google project ara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Ara
AbidanYre@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 183d
I remember anyone who doubted the practicality of that getting a ton of flack. Especially after Google bought it
JayGray91@piefed.social · 3 pts · 183d
I have one of their phones of that time and a few modules. It was pretty neat. Don't remember what version of android it was but the Moto Z Play was giving me 2 days of active use even without using the battery pack. Then lenovo bought moto and the updates killed the battery life.
Tilgare@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 183d
Absolutely right - the Moto Z had pogo pins and they had a handful of full back of phone MotoMods like the camera or speaker/external battery combo unit. In that same era, there was also Google's Project Ara which was a different sort of modular design concept that never got off the ground - that one looked even closer to this design, with the ability to install multiple module tiles.
CPMSP@midwest.social · 2 pts · 183d
If they give it a snap on 3.5mm jack I know they'll sell a ton of them lol
ArfArfWoof@europe.pub · 2 pts · 183d
Real and true. I want to see this opinion more.
xyguy@startrek.website · 1 pts · 182d
I hope it goes well. The only reason to buy a new phone anymore is hardware features. At least for me.
Otherwise all I need is the most affordable rectangle with the least terrible preloaded bloatware.