@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months agoBetavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargersmobilesyrup.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1159
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minus-square@smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-26 months 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-square@jordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•6 months agoThe battery tech isn’t the part that needs replacing. ;)
minus-square@smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months 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?
Planned obsolescence.
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.