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[-] Strider@thelemmy.club 28 points 1 day 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.

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

[-] Strider@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 day ago

Until the pillow starts to get spicy....

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day 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.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Batteries weigh more than ports though.

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours 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.

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