floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoBetavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargersmobilesyrup.comexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down163
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkBetavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargersmobilesyrup.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squaresmileyheadlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 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-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoThe battery tech isn’t the part that needs replacing. ;)
minus-squaresmileyheadlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 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?
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.