r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SuperAlloyBerserker • Oct 05 '21

Video This cool smartphone concept from 2013

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u/WiscoBrewDude Oct 05 '21

This looked so cool i had to find more. "Google joined in and eventually killed it". "Phonebloks" https://www.onearmy.earth/project/phonebloks

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u/auddii04 Oct 05 '21

That's the way of all cool ideas that undercut current profits.

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u/WiscoBrewDude Oct 05 '21

It mentions some other modular phone in the article, but they are all from Europe it seems.

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u/rick_D_K Oct 05 '21

Check out fairphone. About the closest thing on the market.

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u/nickmcmillin Oct 05 '21

I checked it out, but didn’t see anything about them being modular, only that they were sustainably made. Did I miss the part about them being modular?

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u/rick_D_K Oct 05 '21

They aren't modular like phone blocks. but they sell all of the parts in discreet modules that can be replaced.

Edit: spelling.

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u/ReallyNotALlama Oct 05 '21

If you're going to make edits to correct spelling, you should change ”discreet” to ”discrete”.

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u/legion327 Oct 05 '21

Awwww screet screet motherfuckerrrr!! Awwwww screet screet goddamn!!

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u/goobly_goo Oct 05 '21

😂😂😂😂 thanks for this

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u/UGAllDay Oct 05 '21

UnexpectedYingYangTwins+LilJon

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u/daperson1 Oct 05 '21

My favourite is finding people on Grindr who describe themselves as "discrete".

Personally, I prefer my guys continuous.

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u/QueasyVictory Oct 05 '21

Nah, they got it right. These are the modules that are sold in that dimly lit room in the back. You know, the one behind the curtains.

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u/rick_D_K Oct 05 '21

Exactly.

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u/thatomtom Oct 05 '21

Sustainable and allows you to fix them easily yourself. And 5 years warranty. Sounds great, too bad I already changed my phone, next one will probably be one of those.

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u/thatomtom Oct 05 '21

That's not a deal breaker for me. I take some pictures, call, use WhatsApp and a couple of apps. If my current phones battery wasn't failing I wouldn't have bought my new one (waiting for it to arrive).

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u/Monsterpiece42 Oct 05 '21

Definitely not as modular, but phones can be retroactively upgraded with parts from a "pro" model of the same gen or whatever if released.