Phonebloks is a an entrepreneurial business that is still starting up. The propose a new kind of phone that can be built by putting together pieces, much like a lego. This would enable people not only to built there own unique phone, but also to replace just the pieces that were outdated and broken, and not the whole phone.
The concept was developed by Dave Hakkens, a recent college graduate. He and Phonebloks have recently partnered with Motorola to get the Phoneblok to become a reality. Motorola, who is owned by Google, is working to develop this this phone out as a something that is open source. They will hopefully have something out by this winter.
What’s really neat about this sort of entrepreneurship is that it looks very different that many other entrepreneurs we see. They are taking something like a cell phone, and turning it into a social enterprise. They want to create sustainability, and make affording new pieces easier for people. They also are not completely bound to Motorola in the sense that they are willing to work with other companies, which is also unusual.
I look forward to seeing what Phonebloks comes up with, even as a devoted Apple fan. It will be interesting to see if their idea is one that takes off, or if it is not feasible because it is such an open source idea.
This is the craziest, coolest, most out-there phone I think I have ever heard of! I love the idea of being able to upgrade one device to be perfect just for you! No more conforming to the popular model or sacrificing on features. This thing can literally be anything to anybody. -It’s a phone that works for everyone- the techy, the aspiring photographer, the gamer, and everyone else. Bye-bye iphone- I want one of these!
This is definitely a great idea, especially as there is legitimate competition for the iPhone at this point. This gives everybody a way to make a phone that is original, suits their needs, and is overall a different experience. This is also something that would be very helpful for people who crack their screens and mess up covers for headphone and Bluetooth jacks. This is possibly the most creative idea as far as something that is kind of simple in thought that I have seen and I really hope this gets off the ground.
This is a really crazy idea and really cool at the same time. I have never heard of an idea for a phone that you can really customize. In our time it seems like everything is customization somehow so it makes sense that a thing like this would be successful.
It is absolutely amazing how many businesses have spun out of the smartphone market. A device was created and thousands of businesses have taken root capitalizing and propelling the market globally.