Phonebloks is a modular smartphone concept created and designed by the Dutch designer Dave Hakkens, primarily to reduce electronic waste.[1] While Phonebloks is not the first attempt at modular design in a phone,[2][3] it is notable due to the extent of its modularity and the attention and support it has garnered. By attaching individual third-party components (called "bloks") to a main board, a user would create a personalized smartphone. These bloks can be replaced at will to replace a broken blok, to upgrade an existing blok, or to expand the functionality of the phone into a specific direction. Bloks would be available in Blokstore, "an app store for hardware", where users could buy new and used bloks as well as sell back their old ones.[4]
5. INTRODUCTION & CONCEPT
• Phone with discrete separable pieces
• Completely customizable design
• We can add components like in lego bricks.
6. HARDWARE
• Modular designs of phonebloks are based
upon three concepts.
1.Lower barriers to entry.
2.Increase the pace of innovation.
3.Substantially compress development timelines.
7. • Every bloks are connected to the base.
• Each blok has a designated place labelled
with a symbol of its function.
• Contains bloks such as
camera,memory,speakers,battery etc.
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9. SOFTWARE
• Software not revealed yet.
• The most voted being “ANDROID OS”.
• Even planning to develop a new Phoneblok OS.
10. ADVANTAGES
• Environmental friendly/reduces electronic waste.
• Customization
• More flexibility
• Never be outdated
• Solar powered batteries
• Sensitive screen for blind people
11. DISADVANTAGES
• Replacing the blocks can cause damage to
the base.
• Considerable distance between
motherboard and components may lead to
delay in response.
• Quality of connection requires expensive
pins and sockets.
• The sharp edges of the block make it
uncomfortable to hold
12. CHALLENGES
• Limited manufacturers
• Phonebloks will be heavier than regular
smartphones
• Currently people are not interested in buying
modular phones instead they prefer
smartphones available in market
13. • There is complexity.
• Compatibility problems-huge challenge for
software companies.
14. FUTURE
• Already working with Motorola advanced
technologies called “PPrroojjeecctt AARRAA”.
15. PROJECT ARA
• Project ARA is the codename for an
initiative by Google that aims to develop a
free, open hardware platform for creating
highly modular smartphones. The
platform will include a structural frame
that holds smartphone modules of the
owner's choice, such as a display,
keyboard or an extra battery.
16. • The first model of the modular phone is
scheduled to be released in January 2015
and is expected to cost around $50.
17. CONCLUSION
• Phoneblok is currently a concept by Dutch
designer Dave Hakkens.
• A phone can be modularized into many
parts.
• User can customize it according to his
needs.
• Long Durability.
• May be touch expensive.
• Innovative idea which may change the
Gadgets world.
