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What is a nifty little feature modern gadgets have lost? (lemmy.world)

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For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up

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[-] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

I am sure it's because phone companies don't want to deal with designing, manufacturing, design defects, warranty claims if it fails, etc.

I do wonder if it can't be done better with programmable magnets, locking one of those in place from the bottom of the device might be interesting.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

You you mean electropermanent magnets?

[-] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

Idk if that's another name for them, but what I meant was polymagnets

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

Those use arrays of electropermanent magnets

[-] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Aah cool, interesting

Edit: let me pick your brain regarding them as it seems you know more about them, is it feasible? What I described that is

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