Reason for posting this question - my laptop battery died and it turns out the bios gets reset every time I turn it on now.
Made me think of the old phones I have which cannot be repurposed without getting new batteries…
I guess mandating replaceable batteries is enough but IMHO it should go further
You want a landline?
You might have missed it, but nowadays phones have large displays and fast processors, even cameras and microphones and other sensors.
Yeah they’re ready-to-go touchscreen interfaces/displays that can be implemented in tons of ways. I’ve been thinking about setting up my old Note 4 as a touch screen interface for my 3D printer, and old tablets as wall mounted interfaces for Home Assistant, which are just two possibilities.
If I were to tell someone from 70 years ago, “hold on let me get my phone,” while talking about taking a picture, they would think I’m nuts.
70? Try 20
I was poking fun at the seeming desire for a physically tethered phone as to power a device without a battery, it would need to be plugged in.
But also, you may have missed the likes of ELKeyko Wireless Phone 2021 The 4G LTE Android 10 Fixed Wireless/Cordless Desktop Phone with VoLTE, WIFI,BT and WIFI HOTSPOT Smart Phone Cordless landline https://amzn.eu/d/ffotKoV
Yeah, my old phone works very well as a ghetto stream deck, and I’m 100% underutilising its capabilities.
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With a camera, microphone, GPS, accelerometer and touch screen? Yes I do :)