History and Philosophy of Engineering ENGG!"""
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• .n the early !1""2s the idea of 3ireless contact started to 4e
developed in Ger5any6 in order to ena4le phone calls on 5ilitary
trains%
• $uring the Second 7orld 7ar6 they used radio telephony lin8s and
at that ti5e 5o4ile telephones for auto5o4iles 4eca5e
availa4le%
NO/ ONL0 GOO$ NE7S<
• 7e all 8no3 that 5o4ile phones generate a huge a5ount of
electronic gar4age%
• .f any co5ponent of the phone is Bro8en (e%g%# the ca5era6 the
screen6 the 5e5ory chip+6 it2s co55only 3orth to 4uy another 5o4ile
phone rather than si5ply change the 4ro8en piece%
• -sually 3e =ust 3ant an speci>c feature on our phone6 such as
a good ca5era6 a 4etter 5e5ory storage6 or even a 4attery that
lasts longer6 and 4ecause of that 3e 4uy a phone 3ith 5any other
useless features%
/HE PHONEBLOCK • /he idea is very si5ple6 3hy
don2t 3e have a 5o4ile phone
designed to lasts long@
• So6 the phone 4loc8 is 5ade of detacha4le 4loc8s6 connected to
the 4ase6 that connects everything together%
7H)/ )BO- /HE SOC.E/0@ • Ho3 do this invention aAect us@ 7e 3ill
have si5pler devices6
and 3e 3ill 4e a4le to > the6 to change the5 and6 a5ong all6 to
custo5ie the5%
• 7e 3ould still 4e a4le to choose for our favorite 4rands6 and use
the 4loc8s that 4est >t our lifestyle% Or 3e could =ust 5a8e our
o3n 4loc8s;
• 7e 3on2t spend too 5uch 5oney 3hen the 5o4ile phone is 4ro8e# 3e
3ill 4e a4le to > =ust that speci>c co5ponent%
HO7 $.$ /HE0 *)KE ./ H)PPEN
• 'or the co5panies6 to produce a long lasting device is not the
4est idea6 4ecause it 5eans that people 3on2t 4uy a lot of devices
every year6 and spend a lot of 5oney 3ith the5%
• /here is a video eplaining his idea and inviting people to
=oin hi56 to pressure the co5panies and 5a8e the5 3or8
together to oAer the custo5ers 3hat they 3ant%
