Lego-like modular components make ... Traditionally, microfluidic devices are built in a cleanroom on a two-dimensional surface using the same technology developed to produce integrated circuits ...

To mitigate this — and to make it easy for a handset to be upgraded — the Phonebloks concept has isolated components in removable blocks that can be swapped out with the turn of only two screws.

By enabling users to swap out components with ease, modular architectures are seen as a way to reduce e-waste and extend the usable life of devices, Intel says. The chipmaker has called the ...

A rendering of a modular device with a speaker and processor in a patent by Facebook published Thursday. USPO Facebook tried to make a phone with HTC in 2013 , but the project was a complete flop.

Researchers have developed modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices. These 'plug-and-play' devices can test blood glucose levels in diabetic patients ...

Of course, if you build a PC yourself, it is modular in the sense that you can add or remove components, but it’s not very sleek. The device depicted in this patent does look pretty dang cool ...

Last week, Apple confirmed it was working on refreshing the Mac Pro — a device the company has largely neglected since its launch in 2013. Apple also said that the new Mac Pro won’t be ready ...

Plug-and-Play Smartphones. On Thursday July 20, Facebook published its patent application for a “modular electromechanical device” that includes a phone, GPS, microphone, speaker, and touch ...

In-circuit functional testing of analog ICs: In-circuit functional testing of discrete components: Connections and voltage tests: V-I signature tests: Matrix V-I tests: Dynamic tests for ...

GPD has a new device currently in development called the GPD-XP, which runs on Android and features modular button attachments. Like its own GPD Win 3, ...