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The SnapOnAir PCB allows your Raspberry pi zero (or zero w) to become a portable Linux PC of sorts.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fossbytes.com/turn-your-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-portable-linux-pc-with-this-10-pcb/amp/
I would like to add to this.  You need adapters for the Raspberry pi zero.  You need a micro HDMI to HDMI cable/adapter, and a USB OTG adapter, as well as possibly needing a USB hub due to having only one USB data port. 
You trade convenience for the tiny form factor.  But for the price, and form factor, it's great, so great that Adafruit limits to only one raspberry pi zero per purchase, or else they would be bought out.  There is no shortage in demand for these tiny computers. 
While attaching a small display to a raspberry pi is nothing new, a PCB that has a keyboard and screen would make for a very versatile little device, while you may question the usefulness for such a device when we have smartphones, the android operating system isn't really good for getting actual work done.  It's great for content consumption, and you can use it as a word editor, that's really about it.  Having a PDA like device running  raspbian could be useful for several people.
3.5mm jack?  I guess they're brave enough to not mimic Apple ?.  Ok, petty jokes aside, an nRF24 board is a wireless 2.4GHz audio streamer, you can read more about it here.
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Low-power-short-range-wireless/nRF24-series
So this board has some robust options when it comes to audio and audio transmission.  You could possibly use these as a walkie talkie, or perhaps a radio of sorts.
The PCB itself, yes, but keep in mind that the screen, keyboard, and anything else is not included, so it's going to be a decent amount more to set this up.
While ot would be possible to strap this onto a phone charger, that would be less then elegant, so in built battery support would be nice. 
Yes, from the looks of it, there will be a lot of surface mounted soldering, which is a lot more difficult then through hole soldering, although this could make a decent soldering project that's not too expensive (so if you mess it up, it's not the end of the world).
 
And now some of my personal thoughts, there has been a lot of neat little projects involving the raspberry pi zero, from the mintypi to a hidden compact surveillance camera, to even a projector.  That in itself has proven that the pi zero is extremely versatile, and is the right price for DIY projects.  While I would consider the SnapOnAir board rather niche, it has its place, although the pi zero is rather slow, so don't expect this to be the snappiest of portable PCs. 

The SnapOnAir PCB allows your Raspberry pi zero (or zero w) to become a portable Linux PC of sorts.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fossbytes.com/turn-your-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-portable-linux-pc-with-this-10-pcb/amp/
I would like to add to this.  You need adapters for the Raspberry pi zero.  You need a micro HDMI to HDMI cable/adapter, and a USB OTG adapter, as well as possibly needing a USB hub due to having only one USB data port. 
You trade convenience for the tiny form factor.  But for the price, and form factor, it's great, so great that Adafruit limits to only one raspberry pi zero per purchase, or else they would be bought out.  There is no shortage in demand for these tiny computers. 
While attaching a small display to a raspberry pi is nothing new, a PCB that has a keyboard and screen would make for a very versatile little device, while you may question the usefulness for such a device when we have smartphones, the android operating system isn't really good for getting actual work done.  It's great for content consumption, and you can use it as a word editor, that's really about it.  Having a PDA like device running  raspbian could be useful for several people.
3.5mm jack?  I guess they're brave enough to not mimic Apple ?.  Ok, petty jokes aside, an nRF24 board is a wireless 2.4GHz audio streamer, you can read more about it here.
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Low-power-short-range-wireless/nRF24-series
So this board has some robust options when it comes to audio and audio transmission.  You could possibly use these as a walkie talkie, or perhaps a radio of sorts.
The PCB itself, yes, but keep in mind that the screen, keyboard, and anything else is not included, so it's going to be a decent amount more to set this up.
While ot would be possible to strap this onto a phone charger, that would be less then elegant, so in built battery support would be nice. 
Yes, from the looks of it, there will be a lot of surface mounted soldering, which is a lot more difficult then through hole soldering, although this could make a decent soldering project that's not too expensive (so if you mess it up, it's not the end of the world).
 
And now some of my personal thoughts, there has been a lot of neat little projects involving the raspberry pi zero, from the mintypi to a hidden compact surveillance camera, to even a projector.  That in itself has proven that the pi zero is extremely versatile, and is the right price for DIY projects.  While I would consider the SnapOnAir board rather niche, it has its place, although the pi zero is rather slow, so don't expect this to be the snappiest of portable PCs. 

The SnapOnAir PCB allows your Raspberry pi zero (or zero w) to become a portable Linux PC of sorts.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fossbytes.com/turn-your-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-portable-linux-pc-with-this-10-pcb/amp/
I would like to add to this.  You need adapters for the Raspberry pi zero.  You need a micro HDMI to HDMI cable/adapter, and a USB OTG adapter, as well as possibly needing a USB hub due to having only one USB data port. 
You trade convenience for the tiny form factor.  But for the price, and form factor, it's great, so great that Adafruit limits to only one raspberry pi zero per purchase, or else they would be bought out.  There is no shortage in demand for these tiny computers. 
While attaching a small display to a raspberry pi is nothing new, a PCB that has a keyboard and screen would make for a very versatile little device, while you may question the usefulness for such a device when we have smartphones, the android operating system isn't really good for getting actual work done.  It's great for content consumption, and you can use it as a word editor, that's really about it.  Having a PDA like device running  raspbian could be useful for several people.
3.5mm jack?  I guess they're brave enough to not mimic Apple ?.  Ok, petty jokes aside, an nRF24 board is a wireless 2.4GHz audio streamer, you can read more about it here.
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Low-power-short-range-wireless/nRF24-series
So this board has some robust options when it comes to audio and audio transmission.  You could possibly use these as a walkie talkie, or perhaps a radio of sorts.
The PCB itself, yes, but keep in mind that the screen, keyboard, and anything else is not included, so it's going to be a decent amount more to set this up.
While ot would be possible to strap this onto a phone charger, that would be less then elegant, so in built battery support would be nice. 
Yes, from the looks of it, there will be a lot of surface mounted soldering, which is a lot more difficult then through hole soldering, although this could make a decent soldering project that's not too expensive (so if you mess it up, it's not the end of the world).
 
And now some of my personal thoughts, there has been a lot of neat little projects involving the raspberry pi zero, from the mintypi to a hidden compact surveillance camera, to even a projector.  That in itself has proven that the pi zero is extremely versatile, and is the right price for DIY projects.  While I would consider the SnapOnAir board rather niche, it has its place, although the pi zero is rather slow, so don't expect this to be the snappiest of portable PCs. 

The SnapOnAir PCB allows your Raspberry pi zero (or zero w) to become a portable Linux PC of sorts.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fossbytes.com/turn-your-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-portable-linux-pc-with-this-10-pcb/amp/
I would like to add to this.  You need adapters for the Raspberry pi zero.  You need a micro HDMI to HDMI cable/adapter, and a USB OTG adapter, as well as possibly needing a USB hub due to having only one USB data port. 
You trade convenience for the tiny form factor.  But for the price, and form factor, it's great, so great that Adafruit limits to only one raspberry pi zero per purchase, or else they would be bought out.  There is no shortage in demand for these tiny computers. 
While attaching a small display to a raspberry pi is nothing new, a PCB that has a keyboard and screen would make for a very versatile little device, while you may question the usefulness for such a device when we have smartphones, the android operating system isn't really good for getting actual work done.  It's great for content consumption, and you can use it as a word editor, that's really about it.  Having a PDA like device running  raspbian could be useful for several people.
3.5mm jack?  I guess they're brave enough to not mimic Apple ?.  Ok, petty jokes aside, an nRF24 board is a wireless 2.4GHz audio streamer, you can read more about it here.
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Low-power-short-range-wireless/nRF24-series
So this board has some robust options when it comes to audio and audio transmission.  You could possibly use these as a walkie talkie, or perhaps a radio of sorts.
The PCB itself, yes, but keep in mind that the screen, keyboard, and anything else is not included, so it's going to be a decent amount more to set this up.
While ot would be possible to strap this onto a phone charger, that would be less then elegant, so in built battery support would be nice. 
Yes, from the looks of it, there will be a lot of surface mounted soldering, which is a lot more difficult then through hole soldering, although this could make a decent soldering project that's not too expensive (so if you mess it up, it's not the end of the world).
 
And now some of my personal thoughts, there has been a lot of neat little projects involving the raspberry pi zero, from the mintypi to a hidden compact surveillance camera, to even a projector.  That in itself has proven that the pi zero is extremely versatile, and is the right price for DIY projects.  While I would consider the SnapOnAir board rather niche, it has its place, although the pi zero is rather slow, so don't expect this to be the snappiest of portable PCs. 

People need to stop throwing the word "biased" like it's a negative thing.  We're human beings, not robots, we all have preferences.
My preferences are that I would like a device that I spent a grand on to be user serviceable, the fact that I need a heat gun to open it is disgusting, and that's a note 9, so I have that problem with all modern flagship phones, not just apple.
The "old technology being replaced" comparison is a strawman that's rather easy to pull apart. 
I already brought up the AC power comparison, but should we switch exclusively to SSDs?  HDDs provide by far the best GB to dollar ratio.
Speaking of HDDs, @TheReal_ist did you know that hard drives were invented in 1954, while the LaserDisc (the precursor to CDs) were invented in 1978?
CDs are on their way out, many PC cases still have 3.5 HDDs, but not so much have 5.25 optical slots anymore, the newer technology is becoming less relevant then the older technology. 
But your logic would state that's bad.  Your backwards logic would suggest that newer was always better. 
To be frank, comparing a storage medium to a connection standard is like comparing apples to oranges.  It would have been far more appropriate (and assist in your strawman argument better) if you talked about Firewire being replaced by USB 3.0 instead.
I think that's people's biggest issue.  To be fair, dongles do exist, but it's not as convenient as just having the 3.5mm jack built into the phone.  You have a pair of Jaybirds?  So do I.  I cannot use them outside my house without them cutting out, I live near a truck stop that has a radio system which uses the 2.4 GHz frequency.  I CANNOT use the bluebirds outside, they will immediately cut out, I understand that's an unlikely problem for most, but it just shows how unreliable bluetooth can be, especially since I can still use my 2.4 GHz wifi just fine.
One could argue that apple has never prioritized sound quality, they usally try to prioritize convenience and aesthetics. 
 
Let's take my sansa MP3 player for comparison.  Cheap plastic, white flickering AMOLED screen, but it has an excellent DAC/AMP for the price, and can drive my HD 598's just fine.  Most people who are really into audio are not going to use an iPhone unless they attach something like the dragonfly DAC/AMP to it.
I doubt that apple will ever purchase Sennheiser.  A bit off topic, but I have a pair of HD 650's, I really like them, but I perfer my HE400i's from hifiman.  The mids aren't as forward though.
Not to mention that wired data transfers tend to be more stable in terms of transfer speed.  It's very unlikely that you will fully saturate a 1Gb wifi connection.  Not to mention that wifi (and bluetooth) are much more susceptible to people breaking into your wifi network.  They are much less secure then wired. 
 
Really, I'm not against a universal port that you plug in adapters such as a 3.5mm jack, which is what I'm seeing with the USB C port.
But if the jack gets removed, I would like another USB C port, it would not only allow for using a pair of headphones when you're charging, it would also allow for you to transfer between 2 USB sticks via USB OTG.  It would give the phone a lot more functionality. 
 
As far as my experiences, I almost exclusively use witeless charging now.  I would argue that's more suitable of a replacement then the headphone jack to be honest.  I transfer files through SSH, which uses my wifi network, so yeah, outside of audio, I mostly use wireless functions, but even then, there's the occasional scenario where wired charging makes more sense, just like there's the occasional scenario where plugging in my phone to my computer to transfer my files makes more sense, such as when traveling.
 
TLDR removing functionality without a proper replacement is dumb, and will be met with criticism. 

I don't understand the question. If tech enthusiasts were to choose what? And what choices are right? To me, the only right choice is to have an ecosystem of products that make my life easier, not more difficult. I'm a very utilitarian person, so while I absolutely welcome new technology, I expect it to work as advertised and let me do the things that I need to get done in my particular life.
Damn right I'm biased - technology isn't free, so when I pony up $800 for a Smartphone, it better damned well do what I need it to do. I don't just buy new technology because I like to throw money around, nor because I want all the latest toys. While this would be nice, I simply can't afford it. If a new tech product comes out that makes my life easier, then you absolutely can trust that I'll recognize it's the right direction to go for my needs, just as I trust you'll recognize the opposite.
Um, not quite. See, I wouldn't choose to have 9000 legacy ports in addition to current-gen ports in my laptop because my specific needs don't require them. More importantly though, the comparison of humans advancing from legacy tech vs. the complete removal of a port that can absolutely coexist with new technology are not the same thing, as I'll explain in my next response.
No actually I wouldn't, because CD's provided the exact same reliable, convenient way to store 300x or more data in a small form factor. Now, if CD's required that I remove and reinsert a disc 10 times because the first 9 times would render the disc unreadable, just like how BlueTooth unreliably connects in my car or fails to switch between multiple devices with ease, then yeah, I'd have said the same about floppy drives. Once again, technology isn't free, so as long as I'm paying for it, I don't want to be a part of the beta phase until it works 100% of the time all the time.
Please stop putting Apple on a pedestal. Many tech companies have to face tough decisions that may not sit well with consumers everyday. In fact, I'd actually argue that the Android tablet market is a prime example, because there is ZERO consistency every 1-2 generations of tablets with companies like Samsung and ASUS constantly releasing new tablet models that require consumers to throwaway their old cases, keyboards, and power adapters simply because they've come out with a "new" way to dock their tablets - I'm not in any more support of their decisions than Apple's because at the end of the day, it's still bad for the consumer.
FYI we're always in a transition period of technology. All the time. That's how evolution works. For me, it's not about being "ready" for change, because you're right - change is happening all the time so one will never really be ready for it. No, for me, it's about picking the best tool for the job available to me at the time. If I'm going for a run, then sure, my BlueTooth Jaybird earbuds are a great choice; however, if I haven't recharged them and am heading for a roadtrip, I'll take my wired headphones instead because they just work without requiring batteries & more charging cables. Function over form, everyday of the week.
Cool quote. Here's one from me: "If I'm given a choice between a complete product that makes my life easier vs. an incomplete product that isn't as convenient for my particular needs you can bet I'll buy the product that better suits my needs." -- KiRaShi, Circa 2019-03-30
You're right that humans need to be taught though, and not all of them are teachable. I have some neighbors who are of the "but I paid money why won't it just work" variety - no matter how much I try to teach them, they just want things to work without maintenance. FYI, this includes BlueTooth devices, so your above point actually works against you, because by forcing these neighbors to use BlueTooth, they become discouraged in the product and have decided to boycott certain brands now. (even though in theory BT devices should connect all the same.)
 
I don't need to see why we don't support legacy options - I worked in retail for 5+ years, and now in the telecom industry, so I understand it all too well: users need education, and education is hella expensive. Most companies would rather take the easy way out, forcing a way of doing things onto their users, rather than giving their users a choice with the education of the differences. This is called Solution Selling in retail stores, and works well when the user is educated because they'll make the right decision for their needs instead of feeling like they only have one option. Nobody has ever bought a laptop from me because I attempted to shove a single model down their throat.
Dude, we've been transitioning from BlueTooth since the late 1990's, so don't tell me about compromises. I'm content with the compromise that I have to turn my BlueTooth mouse on and off again for it to reconnect to my laptop. I'm content with the compromise that I have to completely reset my BlueTooth keyboard for no reason when it suddenly starts typing gibberish on my devices. I'm content that BlueTooth file sharing was unreliable, even on the godly Blackberry Curve devices that prided BlueTooth as a selling feature. However, I'm NOT content with having NO OTHER OPTION when I'm fed up of dealing with the compromises that come with BlueTooth. 
This is about the most sensible paragraph so far - I agree with almost all of it, as you're darned right that Apple effectively cushioned the potential pain by providing an alternative connection method, even if it was absolutely asinine to begin with due to all the media coverage and selling points from Apple regarding their weather sensing features in the new iPhone at the time. It's like how motherboard manufacturers sometimes still include 4 SATA cables in the box even though most people have moved on to NVME storage drives with only 1 or 2 HDDs at this point.
Monopolies are absolutely relevant here, since it makes it more difficult for others to compete when you corner the market in an anti-competitive way. (To be clear though, this is another not-just-Apple thing, as far too many industries have little regulation.) They're the furthest thing from the right mindset when it comes to audio - Beats audio is not something to be proud of, both from the build quality of their products and the sound signature they're pushing onto people's ears. Once again, this is about consumer choice, not banning Apple or Beats or anyone else from entering the market. However, without choice, consumers will of course go with whatever they're being force-fed from the manufacturer, not because it's better, but because the consumer doesn't have any other decent option.
 
We're just lucky that Apple hasn't purchased other big-name audio companies just yet, because without Sennheiser I'd be lost for decent audio products offering a flat sound signature and true to life mids that aren't drowned out by the bass and highs that consumer focused products command.
Sorry, I only take away the hindsight that the market of consumer products is going to become more and more limited in nature due to the decisions of a few select companies because their bottom line is more important than keeping their consumers happy. We've had "true" wireless (whatever "true" means here) products for a long time, and while motherboard with built-in WiFi are awesome, I have yet to see those same motherboards to drop the Ethernet jack even though we have WiFi capable of 1 Gbit in the consumer space. Why? Because it gives consumers a choice of WiFi convenience or wired stability.
OK, now you've lost me. What sociology has to do with this, I'll never know.
Sorry, I wrote that a bit too literally - I more or less just meant that it's a sinking ship in a sense that the manufacturer built the ship with holes but didn't put any patching materials on board, then us consumers decided to jump on board without researching the model of ship, and despite all this we're still to ignorant to jump ship and find a newer, better option.
I guess this is where we're different - I'm NOT fine with companies doing whatever they want because consumers won't speak up regarding the features or quality of products on the market. That being said, if we keep voting with our wallets, manufacturers will product whatever we're buying, so it definitely is a little bit of the consumers fault here if we're complaining about not having products with features we need or want when we keep buying them as such.
We're on BlueTooth 5 and this is still a problem. Not BT 1, not BT 2, not BT 3 or 4 - BT 5 - the 5th generation. And connecting reliably. is. still. a. problem. Not sure about you, but GM's faulty ignition switch problem was rectified in ONE GO (albeit it took many years of coverups before this happened) as was Toyota's faulty stuck gas pedal problem. They weren't allowed to release 4 further generations of vehicles exhibiting the same problem - the issues were fixed in one generation. We don't have this yet with BlueTooth, so while it is indeed an amazingly convenient connectivity option, it should never be the only option.
Hey, I mean, if there's one thing I've learned since high school, it's that fanboying over something with dumb arguments gets society nowhere, while providing constructive criticism with supporting evidence or logical reasoning is what allows us to innovate in our world.

The SnapOnAir PCB allows your Raspberry pi zero (or zero w) to become a portable Linux PC of sorts.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fossbytes.com/turn-your-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-portable-linux-pc-with-this-10-pcb/amp/
I would like to add to this.  You need adapters for the Raspberry pi zero.  You need a micro HDMI to HDMI cable/adapter, and a USB OTG adapter, as well as possibly needing a USB hub due to having only one USB data port. 
You trade convenience for the tiny form factor.  But for the price, and form factor, it's great, so great that Adafruit limits to only one raspberry pi zero per purchase, or else they would be bought out.  There is no shortage in demand for these tiny computers. 
While attaching a small display to a raspberry pi is nothing new, a PCB that has a keyboard and screen would make for a very versatile little device, while you may question the usefulness for such a device when we have smartphones, the android operating system isn't really good for getting actual work done.  It's great for content consumption, and you can use it as a word editor, that's really about it.  Having a PDA like device running  raspbian could be useful for several people.
3.5mm jack?  I guess they're brave enough to not mimic Apple ?.  Ok, petty jokes aside, an nRF24 board is a wireless 2.4GHz audio streamer, you can read more about it here.
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Low-power-short-range-wireless/nRF24-series
So this board has some robust options when it comes to audio and audio transmission.  You could possibly use these as a walkie talkie, or perhaps a radio of sorts.
The PCB itself, yes, but keep in mind that the screen, keyboard, and anything else is not included, so it's going to be a decent amount more to set this up.
While ot would be possible to strap this onto a phone charger, that would be less then elegant, so in built battery support would be nice. 
Yes, from the looks of it, there will be a lot of surface mounted soldering, which is a lot more difficult then through hole soldering, although this could make a decent soldering project that's not too expensive (so if you mess it up, it's not the end of the world).
 
And now some of my personal thoughts, there has been a lot of neat little projects involving the raspberry pi zero, from the mintypi to a hidden compact surveillance camera, to even a projector.  That in itself has proven that the pi zero is extremely versatile, and is the right price for DIY projects.  While I would consider the SnapOnAir board rather niche, it has its place, although the pi zero is rather slow, so don't expect this to be the snappiest of portable PCs. 

The SnapOnAir PCB allows your Raspberry pi zero (or zero w) to become a portable Linux PC of sorts.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/fossbytes.com/turn-your-raspberry-pi-zero-into-a-portable-linux-pc-with-this-10-pcb/amp/
I would like to add to this.  You need adapters for the Raspberry pi zero.  You need a micro HDMI to HDMI cable/adapter, and a USB OTG adapter, as well as possibly needing a USB hub due to having only one USB data port. 
You trade convenience for the tiny form factor.  But for the price, and form factor, it's great, so great that Adafruit limits to only one raspberry pi zero per purchase, or else they would be bought out.  There is no shortage in demand for these tiny computers. 
While attaching a small display to a raspberry pi is nothing new, a PCB that has a keyboard and screen would make for a very versatile little device, while you may question the usefulness for such a device when we have smartphones, the android operating system isn't really good for getting actual work done.  It's great for content consumption, and you can use it as a word editor, that's really about it.  Having a PDA like device running  raspbian could be useful for several people.
3.5mm jack?  I guess they're brave enough to not mimic Apple ?.  Ok, petty jokes aside, an nRF24 board is a wireless 2.4GHz audio streamer, you can read more about it here.
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Low-power-short-range-wireless/nRF24-series
So this board has some robust options when it comes to audio and audio transmission.  You could possibly use these as a walkie talkie, or perhaps a radio of sorts.
The PCB itself, yes, but keep in mind that the screen, keyboard, and anything else is not included, so it's going to be a decent amount more to set this up.
While ot would be possible to strap this onto a phone charger, that would be less then elegant, so in built battery support would be nice. 
Yes, from the looks of it, there will be a lot of surface mounted soldering, which is a lot more difficult then through hole soldering, although this could make a decent soldering project that's not too expensive (so if you mess it up, it's not the end of the world).
 
And now some of my personal thoughts, there has been a lot of neat little projects involving the raspberry pi zero, from the mintypi to a hidden compact surveillance camera, to even a projector.  That in itself has proven that the pi zero is extremely versatile, and is the right price for DIY projects.  While I would consider the SnapOnAir board rather niche, it has its place, although the pi zero is rather slow, so don't expect this to be the snappiest of portable PCs. 

The W1 chipset makes paring easier on a grand total of 4 headphones, furthermore, Android has a tap to pair option on many bluetooth devices as well.  There are a few ease of use advancements, but nothing that a decent pair of bluetooth headphones had due to built in play/pause buttons and whatnot.
 
That chipset does nothing to improve on connection reliability when interference is introduced or range.
 
It does seem to help with input delay though, so there's that, as well as improved battery life.
 
I didn't really include it due to it being heavily proprietary, needing the earpods or a newer pair of beats headphones with an iPhone, but I suppose that's an improvement so I'll redact my statement. 

My problem with understanding you is that your sentence structure was rather lacking.  I have debated people in the past that had far more reasonable arguments then you and came to the conclusion that the removal of the headphone jack isn't that big of a deal due to the widespread adoption of wireless charging and dongles.  While I still would perfer that the headphone jack be replaced with something like a second USB port for what should be obvious reasons. 
 
My argument with you stems from you stating that apple is pushing new technology (when bluetooth is over 20 years old mind you) when they have created nothing substantial in regards to wireless headphone standards.
 
Apple has innovated in the past, that much I can agree with.  Android phones would probably be non existent if it weren't for the iPhone, but apple isn't the forefront in innovation when it comes to everything, they have done their fair share of bullshit in the past and continue to do so.
I'll agree with you halfway.  Apple definitely wants to push the tech onto people, but they are doing nothing towards making innovations towards bluetooth technology in order to make it a proper replacement. 
Everything else I pretty much agree with. 
You're right that it's a crappy system, but not nessacarlly in the ways that you mention. 
The adhesive used breaks down due to fluctuations in temperature, this is why you use a heatgun to heat up the adhesive to break it's bond.  Furthermore, the apple watch uses adhesive to keep itself together as well, as can be seen from this teardown pic from ifixit.

 
That's not to say that apple's claims are false, but they are using the same system more or less then everyone else.
 
In normal operating environments, this adhesive should last for several years.
I opened my galaxy s9, there was no rubber gasket, the USB port detects when there was a short in the connectors (which it assumed was from water) and disabled the port until the short stopped.
 
So, why is adhesive a bad idea?  Because it makes it much harder to repair the phone, you have to use a fucking heat gun to remove the back plate, which is not only dangerous to the electronics and casing, but dangerous to the end user if they are inexperienced, those things get over 1000 degrees.  Rubber gaskets would be fine for water pressure if the torque specification was high enough. 
Samsung did not do that, I already told you, they detect a short, and disable it until the short is gone.
Let's use your logic against you.  Wireless power is a thing, so let's remove AC power outlets from all future housing and replace it with wireless power. 
Until the technology is mature enough to fully replace the older technology (which in some cases it will never be) we should still have the option to use old technology.  But, dongles do exist, so you can still use old technology with the phones without headphone jacks. 
Your argument has the serious flaw that we should throw out perfectly functional technology because it's old, hell, wireless audio is nothing new either, have you ever heard of the FM radio?  That's decades old, still being used, and is the basis of bluetooth headphones.  If everyone used your logic we would be in the stone age.

I honestly have no clue what you're saying right now. 

Nor Sony. Or Kyocera. Those 3 have been making water resistant phones for quite some time, longer than Apple.
 
When it comes to the wireless front, Apple definitely wants to push forward, despite inherent disadvantages of wireless, that we can't overcome without harnessing quantum entanglement (which opens another can of worms), for the sake of aesthetics. They basically want a Mac Mini to just be a box that you place on your table, powered wirelessly, along with all your peripherals. Same with your monitor, speakers, etc.

Single board computers come in all shapes and sizes, from the Raspberry pi, to the odroid h2.  While there are several differences between all of them, they usually have all of the nessacary components, or at least the essential components to operate all in a single PCB, thus the term "single board computer".
 
A new addition to the rather large (and loosely defined) family is the UDOO BOLT, which is a single board computer that will have an embedded Ryzen CPU.
 
https://www.google.com/amp/s/liliputing.com/2019/03/udoo-bolt-single-board-pc-with-ryzen-embedded-starts-shipping-this-week-crowdfunding.html/amp
So don't expect the same level of performance as the desktop CPUs, but this may be one of the most powerful single board computers on the market. 
First off, let's talk about the form factor.  While I could talk about how small that is, I think that showing would be better. 

4.7 inches equates to roughly 120mm.
So if you have a 120mm fan lying around, you can roughly judge the size, which needless to say, is quite tiny.
 
Now let's talk about the CPU options.
Both of those are low power, both of them having a 15w TDP.
The V1605B is the same exact CPU that the upcoming Smach Z is using, which seems to play most modern titles at around 720p at 30-60FPS, which for such a low powered CPU, is rather impressive. 
While this won't be a proper desktop replacement for gamers, it could serve that purpose for general use, the Arduino compatible pins are what's going to interest tinkerers though.
32 GB of EMMC is too small for a Windows installation, but it should work with most linux distros.  There are SATA ports for HDDs/SSDs though, as well as an m.2 PCIe slot, while you would traditionally think to put an SSD there, you are able to hook up an external GPU to the lattepanda alpha (another powerful single board computer) with an adapter, and I wonder if the same thing could be done here.  Strapping on an external GPU and PSU (since the GPU needs to be powered) kinda defeats the purpose of the small form factor though. 
And now the elephant in the room.  This is a kickstarted product, that's not nessacarlly bad, but kickstarted projects tend to have a rather bad reputation of not delivering, this product was already supposed to be shipped out last year, and it's almost April. 
However in the grand scheme of things, 1/4th of a year isn't the end of the world, and it seems like the early bird backers will get the first batch.
 
So not available to the general public yet, but that will hopefully change in the coming months. 
 
And now for an opinion piece from me.  I have recently gotten into single board computers, and this interests me for several reasons. 
First off, I don't think that I have ever seen a Ryzen single board computer, and second, this is a lot of power in a small form factor.  The most powerful single board computer currently is the lattepanda alpha, which I already mentioned briefly, but that board has some limitations, soldered in RAM, no SATA ports, etc.  It's a great board, but it's limited in expansion, while that makes it very thin (as well as smaller then the UDOO BOLT footprint wise) it limits what you can do with it. 
Furthermore, the GPIO on the lattepanda alpha can only be controlled by the on board ATMega32u4 microcontroller, which connects to the CPU via serial interface, further limiting what you can do with the board. 
 
So my hope with the UDOO BOLT is if it gives similar, if not greater CPU performance without the shortcomings of the lattepanda alpha. 

Single board computers come in all shapes and sizes, from the Raspberry pi, to the odroid h2.  While there are several differences between all of them, they usually have all of the nessacary components, or at least the essential components to operate all in a single PCB, thus the term "single board computer".
 
A new addition to the rather large (and loosely defined) family is the UDOO BOLT, which is a single board computer that will have an embedded Ryzen CPU.
 
https://www.google.com/amp/s/liliputing.com/2019/03/udoo-bolt-single-board-pc-with-ryzen-embedded-starts-shipping-this-week-crowdfunding.html/amp
So don't expect the same level of performance as the desktop CPUs, but this may be one of the most powerful single board computers on the market. 
First off, let's talk about the form factor.  While I could talk about how small that is, I think that showing would be better. 

4.7 inches equates to roughly 120mm.
So if you have a 120mm fan lying around, you can roughly judge the size, which needless to say, is quite tiny.
 
Now let's talk about the CPU options.
Both of those are low power, both of them having a 15w TDP.
The V1605B is the same exact CPU that the upcoming Smach Z is using, which seems to play most modern titles at around 720p at 30-60FPS, which for such a low powered CPU, is rather impressive. 
While this won't be a proper desktop replacement for gamers, it could serve that purpose for general use, the Arduino compatible pins are what's going to interest tinkerers though.
32 GB of EMMC is too small for a Windows installation, but it should work with most linux distros.  There are SATA ports for HDDs/SSDs though, as well as an m.2 PCIe slot, while you would traditionally think to put an SSD there, you are able to hook up an external GPU to the lattepanda alpha (another powerful single board computer) with an adapter, and I wonder if the same thing could be done here.  Strapping on an external GPU and PSU (since the GPU needs to be powered) kinda defeats the purpose of the small form factor though. 
And now the elephant in the room.  This is a kickstarted product, that's not nessacarlly bad, but kickstarted projects tend to have a rather bad reputation of not delivering, this product was already supposed to be shipped out last year, and it's almost April. 
However in the grand scheme of things, 1/4th of a year isn't the end of the world, and it seems like the early bird backers will get the first batch.
 
So not available to the general public yet, but that will hopefully change in the coming months. 
 
And now for an opinion piece from me.  I have recently gotten into single board computers, and this interests me for several reasons. 
First off, I don't think that I have ever seen a Ryzen single board computer, and second, this is a lot of power in a small form factor.  The most powerful single board computer currently is the lattepanda alpha, which I already mentioned briefly, but that board has some limitations, soldered in RAM, no SATA ports, etc.  It's a great board, but it's limited in expansion, while that makes it very thin (as well as smaller then the UDOO BOLT footprint wise) it limits what you can do with it. 
Furthermore, the GPIO on the lattepanda alpha can only be controlled by the on board ATMega32u4 microcontroller, which connects to the CPU via serial interface, further limiting what you can do with the board. 
 
So my hope with the UDOO BOLT is if it gives similar, if not greater CPU performance without the shortcomings of the lattepanda alpha. 

There is a case, just not every tier includes it.  Once they start selling retail, it will be available as an optional purchase.

The new tech is always used for high performance computing first, then it trickles down to the lower end.  It'll likely be a couple years before we see Zen2 available in something such as this form factor.

Well, I reported my post and it's still here, sooo.

You where probably writing te above when it was posted. Better OP though in my opinion.

Already done

Single board computers come in all shapes and sizes, from the Raspberry pi, to the odroid h2.  While there are several differences between all of them, they usually have all of the nessacary components, or at least the essential components to operate all in a single PCB, thus the term "single board computer".
 
A new addition to the rather large (and loosely defined) family is the UDOO BOLT, which is a single board computer that will have an embedded Ryzen CPU.
 
https://www.google.com/amp/s/liliputing.com/2019/03/udoo-bolt-single-board-pc-with-ryzen-embedded-starts-shipping-this-week-crowdfunding.html/amp
So don't expect the same level of performance as the desktop CPUs, but this may be one of the most powerful single board computers on the market. 
First off, let's talk about the form factor.  While I could talk about how small that is, I think that showing would be better. 

4.7 inches equates to roughly 120mm.
So if you have a 120mm fan lying around, you can roughly judge the size, which needless to say, is quite tiny.
 
Now let's talk about the CPU options.
Both of those are low power, both of them having a 15w TDP.
The V1605B is the same exact CPU that the upcoming Smach Z is using, which seems to play most modern titles at around 720p at 30-60FPS, which for such a low powered CPU, is rather impressive. 
While this won't be a proper desktop replacement for gamers, it could serve that purpose for general use, the Arduino compatible pins are what's going to interest tinkerers though.
32 GB of EMMC is too small for a Windows installation, but it should work with most linux distros.  There are SATA ports for HDDs/SSDs though, as well as an m.2 PCIe slot, while you would traditionally think to put an SSD there, you are able to hook up an external GPU to the lattepanda alpha (another powerful single board computer) with an adapter, and I wonder if the same thing could be done here.  Strapping on an external GPU and PSU (since the GPU needs to be powered) kinda defeats the purpose of the small form factor though. 
And now the elephant in the room.  This is a kickstarted product, that's not nessacarlly bad, but kickstarted projects tend to have a rather bad reputation of not delivering, this product was already supposed to be shipped out last year, and it's almost April. 
However in the grand scheme of things, 1/4th of a year isn't the end of the world, and it seems like the early bird backers will get the first batch.
 
So not available to the general public yet, but that will hopefully change in the coming months. 
 
And now for an opinion piece from me.  I have recently gotten into single board computers, and this interests me for several reasons. 
First off, I don't think that I have ever seen a Ryzen single board computer, and second, this is a lot of power in a small form factor.  The most powerful single board computer currently is the lattepanda alpha, which I already mentioned briefly, but that board has some limitations, soldered in RAM, no SATA ports, etc.  It's a great board, but it's limited in expansion, while that makes it very thin (as well as smaller then the UDOO BOLT footprint wise) it limits what you can do with it. 
Furthermore, the GPIO on the lattepanda alpha can only be controlled by the on board ATMega32u4 microcontroller, which connects to the CPU via serial interface, further limiting what you can do with the board. 
 
So my hope with the UDOO BOLT is if it gives similar, if not greater CPU performance without the shortcomings of the lattepanda alpha. 

Single board computers come in all shapes and sizes, from the Raspberry pi, to the odroid h2.  While there are several differences between all of them, they usually have all of the nessacary components, or at least the essential components to operate all in a single PCB, thus the term "single board computer".
 
A new addition to the rather large (and loosely defined) family is the UDOO BOLT, which is a single board computer that will have an embedded Ryzen CPU.
 
https://www.google.com/amp/s/liliputing.com/2019/03/udoo-bolt-single-board-pc-with-ryzen-embedded-starts-shipping-this-week-crowdfunding.html/amp
So don't expect the same level of performance as the desktop CPUs, but this may be one of the most powerful single board computers on the market. 
First off, let's talk about the form factor.  While I could talk about how small that is, I think that showing would be better. 

4.7 inches equates to roughly 120mm.
So if you have a 120mm fan lying around, you can roughly judge the size, which needless to say, is quite tiny.
 
Now let's talk about the CPU options.
Both of those are low power, both of them having a 15w TDP.
The V1605B is the same exact CPU that the upcoming Smach Z is using, which seems to play most modern titles at around 720p at 30-60FPS, which for such a low powered CPU, is rather impressive. 
While this won't be a proper desktop replacement for gamers, it could serve that purpose for general use, the Arduino compatible pins are what's going to interest tinkerers though.
32 GB of EMMC is too small for a Windows installation, but it should work with most linux distros.  There are SATA ports for HDDs/SSDs though, as well as an m.2 PCIe slot, while you would traditionally think to put an SSD there, you are able to hook up an external GPU to the lattepanda alpha (another powerful single board computer) with an adapter, and I wonder if the same thing could be done here.  Strapping on an external GPU and PSU (since the GPU needs to be powered) kinda defeats the purpose of the small form factor though. 
And now the elephant in the room.  This is a kickstarted product, that's not nessacarlly bad, but kickstarted projects tend to have a rather bad reputation of not delivering, this product was already supposed to be shipped out last year, and it's almost April. 
However in the grand scheme of things, 1/4th of a year isn't the end of the world, and it seems like the early bird backers will get the first batch.
 
So not available to the general public yet, but that will hopefully change in the coming months. 
 
And now for an opinion piece from me.  I have recently gotten into single board computers, and this interests me for several reasons. 
First off, I don't think that I have ever seen a Ryzen single board computer, and second, this is a lot of power in a small form factor.  The most powerful single board computer currently is the lattepanda alpha, which I already mentioned briefly, but that board has some limitations, soldered in RAM, no SATA ports, etc.  It's a great board, but it's limited in expansion, while that makes it very thin (as well as smaller then the UDOO BOLT footprint wise) it limits what you can do with it. 
Furthermore, the GPIO on the lattepanda alpha can only be controlled by the on board ATMega32u4 microcontroller, which connects to the CPU via serial interface, further limiting what you can do with the board. 
 
So my hope with the UDOO BOLT is if it gives similar, if not greater CPU performance without the shortcomings of the lattepanda alpha. 

That's a pretty neat little board. 

Ever since i heard of this thing ive wanted one. Only thing i would want from it is a couple of small PCIe connectors.
 
 
If it gets on the market i woull probably end up buying one

Single board computers come in all shapes and sizes, from the Raspberry pi, to the odroid h2.  While there are several differences between all of them, they usually have all of the nessacary components, or at least the essential components to operate all in a single PCB, thus the term "single board computer".
 
A new addition to the rather large (and loosely defined) family is the UDOO BOLT, which is a single board computer that will have an embedded Ryzen CPU.
 
https://www.google.com/amp/s/liliputing.com/2019/03/udoo-bolt-single-board-pc-with-ryzen-embedded-starts-shipping-this-week-crowdfunding.html/amp
So don't expect the same level of performance as the desktop CPUs, but this may be one of the most powerful single board computers on the market. 
First off, let's talk about the form factor.  While I could talk about how small that is, I think that showing would be better. 

4.7 inches equates to roughly 120mm.
So if you have a 120mm fan lying around, you can roughly judge the size, which needless to say, is quite tiny.
 
Now let's talk about the CPU options.
Both of those are low power, both of them having a 15w TDP.
The V1605B is the same exact CPU that the upcoming Smach Z is using, which seems to play most modern titles at around 720p at 30-60FPS, which for such a low powered CPU, is rather impressive. 
While this won't be a proper desktop replacement for gamers, it could serve that purpose for general use, the Arduino compatible pins are what's going to interest tinkerers though.
32 GB of EMMC is too small for a Windows installation, but it should work with most linux distros.  There are SATA ports for HDDs/SSDs though, as well as an m.2 PCIe slot, while you would traditionally think to put an SSD there, you are able to hook up an external GPU to the lattepanda alpha (another powerful single board computer) with an adapter, and I wonder if the same thing could be done here.  Strapping on an external GPU and PSU (since the GPU needs to be powered) kinda defeats the purpose of the small form factor though. 
And now the elephant in the room.  This is a kickstarted product, that's not nessacarlly bad, but kickstarted projects tend to have a rather bad reputation of not delivering, this product was already supposed to be shipped out last year, and it's almost April. 
However in the grand scheme of things, 1/4th of a year isn't the end of the world, and it seems like the early bird backers will get the first batch.
 
So not available to the general public yet, but that will hopefully change in the coming months. 
 
And now for an opinion piece from me.  I have recently gotten into single board computers, and this interests me for several reasons. 
First off, I don't think that I have ever seen a Ryzen single board computer, and second, this is a lot of power in a small form factor.  The most powerful single board computer currently is the lattepanda alpha, which I already mentioned briefly, but that board has some limitations, soldered in RAM, no SATA ports, etc.  It's a great board, but it's limited in expansion, while that makes it very thin (as well as smaller then the UDOO BOLT footprint wise) it limits what you can do with it. 
Furthermore, the GPIO on the lattepanda alpha can only be controlled by the on board ATMega32u4 microcontroller, which connects to the CPU via serial interface, further limiting what you can do with the board. 
 
So my hope with the UDOO BOLT is if it gives similar, if not greater CPU performance without the shortcomings of the lattepanda alpha. 

I like to hoard various kinds of SBCs and I've backed several such on Kickstarter. I've got an Intel-based SBC that's similar to this one, namely the UP^2 and I've quite liked it. I really badly wanna add this one to my collection as well!
UDOO has already kickstarted several similar boards before, I see no reason to worry here. As for being late.... well, I always say that one should always prepare for at least a 6 month delay in any and every Kickstarter-project. Only a fool expects the originally-planned schedule to stick.