If these rules reshape phone design, it could become one of Europe’s biggest hardware influence plays yet.
#EU #RightToRepair #Smartphones #ReplaceableBattery
Nintendo Readies Switch 2, Hints at Modularity
Nintendo Switch 2, coming in 2025, might have a battery you can swap out. This could make it last longer and easier to fix. Find out more.
#NintendoSwitch2, #Gaming, #ConsoleRelease, #TechNews, #ReplaceableBattery
https://newsletter.tf/nintendo-switch-2-2025-replaceable-battery-release/
The new Nintendo Switch 2, expected in 2025, may feature a battery that users can replace, unlike the current model.
#NintendoSwitch2, #Gaming, #ConsoleRelease, #TechNews, #ReplaceableBattery
https://newsletter.tf/nintendo-switch-2-2025-replaceable-battery-release/
EU votes to mandate removable batteries in smartphones in a landslide; no more glued together junk!
#ReplaceableBattery. I haven't ever really trusted phones since we lost the ability to pop the battery out. It was always the fastest way to fix so many problems. I miss having an extra, charged, battery I could swap.
Maybe Ryobi should make a phone :)
Note: I don't want to trivialize how complicated this would be. There's absolutely going to be a number of #engineering challenges to address before #phone #OEMs can even think about adopting a #standard.
#mashable #apple #iphone #eu #europe #battery #replaceablebattery #replaceable