Is phoneblocks stupid?

[orangecat]

My brother insists that phoneblocks is not stupid and its also very possible but i told him like 30 times that its not going to work and stuff but he just does not get it.

[Morpheus]

why is it stupid and why won't it work? 

[dizmo]

It's not stupid, but I don't think it will work the way they would like.
I also don't think that it's going to reduce waste. If anything it will generate more.

[T.Vengeance]

Phoneblocks is as stupid as custom computers back in the days before everything became standardized.

[tp95112]

I think it would work but for a small period of time

[wng_kingsley7]

It's not very stupid however its slightly hard although it can but can be practical for beginners & experts to use.

[orangecat]

why is it stupid and why won't it work? 

Because the way the pins would work and the size of the blocks. The way i see it you cant just have multipurpose pins where they can switch from power to data and stuff liek that also the hardware would be expensive not to mention you dont need to change some stuff like the wifi chip and whatever.

[orangecat]

Phoneblocks is as stupid as custom computers back in the days before everything became standardized.

Yea but you cant put a GPU into your CPU socket. u see what i mean.

[madknight3]

I think it's a good idea I just don't know how well it'll be implemented.

[tp95112]

Yea but you cant put a GPU into your CPU socket. u see what i mean.

Razer Chrastine sorta is what your talking about isnt it? 

[helping]

It's more so impractical than it is stupid

[dizmo]

Because the way the pins would work and the size of the blocks. The way i see it you cant just have multipurpose pins where they can switch from power to data and stuff liek that also the hardware would be expensive not to mention you dont need to change some stuff like the wifi chip and whatever.

That's where the great "innovation" thing comes into play. They can design something that does just that. I'm sure they used to say you'd never have a tv you could fit into your pocket. Look what happened. We have full fledged PC's in our pockets.

The wifi chip could use changing. You can get vastly superior chips. There isn't only one type of wifi chip. Though in the phone this would most likely be incorporated into the CPU block, as it's part of the SoC I believe.

[Guest]

It's not stupid.

 

It is indeed hard to do.

[Evostatic343]

My brother insists that phoneblocks is not stupid and its also very possible but i told him like 30 times that its not going to work and stuff but he just does not get it.

you've provided no evidence for your argument. you simply stated that they are stupid.

[Evostatic343]

same concept as razers new modualer pc but in your pocket.

[dizmo]

you've provided no evidence for your argument. you simply stated that they are stupid.

I'm fine without evidence (this isn't a report) but I would have liked some reasons as to why he thinks it's stupid. Reasons it won't work, won't be adopted, etc.

[Constantine]

Its not stupid. Its just the expectation that all these companies are going to engineer their stuff through a single standard feels unlikely.

Up to a certain point one of them's just going to go "We can engineer our own design, it'll be cheaper, easier to work with, less bulky, and we'll corner more of the market with this 'new innovative' design"

[Evostatic343]

I'm fine without evidence (this isn't a report) but I would have liked some reasons as to why he thinks it's stupid. Reasons it won't work, won't be adopted, etc.

twas what i mean by evidence 

[Suika]

I like the idea in theory, but I can't imagine it being implemented as well as it sounds. Let's wait and see for something working before we knock it down.

[Cwazywazy]

I think it would be amazing if they could pull it off. They would need like fake blocks to fill in extra spots though wouldn't they?

[Morpheus]

Because the way the pins would work and the size of the blocks. The way i see it you cant just have multipurpose pins where they can switch from power to data and stuff liek that also the hardware would be expensive not to mention you dont need to change some stuff like the wifi chip and whatever.

let your imagination run wild! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE FRIEND!

[dizmo]

The biggest problem I see with this, is screen size. Sure, you can change the front panel with different sized screens but the footprint will always remain the same.
Want a smaller phone? You'd have to buy a smaller base. So you're still limited, and they still have to produce the different sizes.

Thus, really, the waste is still produced.

[ttam]

Considering there is also a functional demo of the concept.

No. It's far from stupid and it'a a step into the right direction.

 

Reading over your post. You are just nit-picking and fail to grasp the main idea.

[orangecat]

you've provided no evidence for your argument. you simply stated that they are stupid.

I was hoping you guys could give your opinions.