floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBetavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargersmobilesyrup.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down162
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minus-squaresmileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year ago On a device that gets replaced every 1-3 years? 🤔 Who says the devices are going to be replaced every 1-3 years after we solve those problems like today’s non-replacable short-lasting batteries?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThe battery tech isn’t the part that needs replacing. ;)
minus-squaresmileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoSmartphones are almost perfected now, the only “parts” that are making them obsolete after 2-3 years are batteries and operating system, both should be regulated to be changable and available for third-parties to make replacement.
Who says the devices are going to be replaced every 1-3 years after we solve those problems like today’s non-replacable short-lasting batteries?
The battery tech isn’t the part that needs replacing. ;)
Smartphones are almost perfected now, the only “parts” that are making them obsolete after 2-3 years are batteries and operating system, both should be regulated to be changable and available for third-parties to make replacement.
Planned obsolescence.