flooflooftoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·9 months agoBetavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargers(mobilesyrup.com)external-linkarrow-up1158arrow-down163message-square64fedilink
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkBetavolt's miniature battery could spell the end of smartphone chargers(mobilesyrup.com)flooflooftoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·9 months agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squarejordanlundEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down4·9 months agolinkfedilink“it says can keep a device charged for 50 years.” On a device that gets replaced every 1-3 years? 🤔 Better be user replaceable or that’s a lot of energy being stored in landfills.
minus-squarewahmingEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·9 months agolinkfedilinkTurning every landfill into a fission reactor is certainly one way to fix the landfill issue
minus-squarelondosEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·9 months agolinkfedilinkWould be cool for long term, low power devices like sensors embedded in concrete in bridges and building structures for monitoring stresses.
minus-squareLazaroFilmEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkMake devices BYOB (Bring Your Own Battery)
minus-squaresmileyheadEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·9 months agoedit-29 months agolinkfedilink 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-squarejordanlundEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkThe battery tech isn’t the part that needs replacing. ;)
minus-squaresmileyheadEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkSmartphones 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.
“it says can keep a device charged for 50 years.”
On a device that gets replaced every 1-3 years? 🤔
Better be user replaceable or that’s a lot of energy being stored in landfills.
Turning every landfill into a fission reactor is certainly one way to fix the landfill issue
Would be cool for long term, low power devices like sensors embedded in concrete in bridges and building structures for monitoring stresses.
Make devices BYOB (Bring Your Own Battery)
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.