Clicking a battery into place here and a camera into place there sounds appealing. It’s just like building with Lego, right? But the technology needs to be robust enough to withstand knocks, scrapes and everything else life throws at it. The most common ways of connecting modules to main components is with magnets, which were built into the Project Ara system along with a sliding mechanism, as well as in Acer’s Revo Build Series. These provide a reliable coupling, but smartwatch company Blocks turned to a more secure method to ensure your wearable doesn’t fall apart on your wrist. Omer El Fakir, one of the Founding Partners at Blocks, says: “The connector itself contains two elements; a mechanical linkage, with spring-loaded pogo pins with release buttons, and an electrical linkage,…
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