• @[email protected]
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    311 month ago

    I wonder if they’re banking on wireless chips lasting longer than physical ports. Though making them wireless also means batteries and charging ports, two parts notorious for failing.

    • @[email protected]
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      161 month ago

      You could always do both and fall back on external power when the battery dies. Thats how laptops often do it.

      • Pennomi
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        61 month ago

        One of the things that they keep saying is that this is the lightest bionic available, so it’s possible that physical ports are simply too heavy.

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            21 month ago

            The hands have 360 rotation. It’s not impossible to make a reliable continuous rotation connector, but they aren’t as reliable and durable as you’d want in a daily use device.

            Makes sense to save development costs on a funky connector. It also makes upgrades simpler later on since it’s a simpler connection.