Gadgetory

this episode of android authorities brought to you by atlassian build what's next in today's show we try and tackle the question is modular design the way forward is it the next best thing will the start off let's first talk about why it might not be the next best thing the next big concern is compatibility right now the LG g5 is the only device in the world that works with LG friends it's unclear how teens third-party manufacturers will be to jump on board with the modular design train before the LG g5 has proven itself as a desirable device they will need to see that there's actually a market for more modules beyond what LG has already made and what happens with the LG G 6 next year will the existing g 5 modules fit or will LG refine the idea and have a new system in place updating the module mechanism would upset a lot of early adopters for obvious reasons but if LG maintains compatibility and it really should then the LG G 6 will be the same width as the g5 and there'll be no changes to the headphone port or speaker placements in next year's flagship well that's perfectly fine it does certainly lock LG into a corner there's really a long list of challenges that LG has to come over creating an ecosystem of third-party manufacturers to create new modules that get people excited over time will it be cost-prohibitive is this going to be more expensive than your average flagship and is it just a geeks dream is your grandma or your Aunt May gonna buy a new camera module a year after she buys her phone I don't know I think the number one concern is that the rate of technological change is just too fast to have or care about a modular design five to ten years from now here's what I think think about it LG must have spent two to three years researching and designing this new modular design and it's a great play for them it gets them a lot of press and it's a geeks dream and geeks become evangelists to the average users so it's a good play for LG in their place in the market but think about it ten years from now are we going to be consuming the internet media through these tiny little windows these rectangular block devices I don't think so I think a combination of virtual reality and new wearables are going to open things up and we're not looking at the whole wild world of the internet through these tiny little windows and no one's talking about excessive wear and tear when I built my pc downstairs for gaming that I still use now like eight nine years ago that thing has lasted forever because I'm able to upgrade the component parts this is why everyone's so excited about modular design but that pc stays on my desktop i can upgrade the video card and ram and it never moves so i'm not really having wear or tear issues but on a mobile device is going on my pocket my bag my glove compartments being thrown around all the time all those movable parts increase the wear and tear tendency I am not so sure that we are going to have a phone that's modular design that's gonna last three to four years with all those movable parts what do you guys think let me know in the comments below but then again I could be wrong here's why it might work the LG g5 could truly be revolutionary it not only looks different it's radically different from anything that's come before it and potentially opens up a whole new world of accessories and peripherals without requiring an expensive upgrade LG friends takes the smartphone and gives so much potential for many enthusiasts from photographers to audio files unleash your team's potential with atlassian collaboration software so you can work and communicate better together a sign track and manage tasks for any project no matter how complex that's the clarity of JIRA creating share content organized results and bring team members up to speed that's the flexibility of confluence now what I like about atlassian the most is that it doesn't constrict me to communicating with my team in one way if I don't want to chat it out in the chat box I can go to video chat and that is a good thing that's atlassian calm unleash the potential of your team build what's next you