0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 yearswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down122cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkA tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 yearswww.techradar.com0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareelshandra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIf this was an economically scalable proven thing today, phones wouldn’t be sold with batteries in 5 years.
minus-square0x4E4F@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIt is doable, but it’s not practical. Technology moves so fast nowadays, a 10 year old i7 is easilly surpassed by a modern day i3. Don’t get me wrong, I use old tech all the time, but it’s becoming increasingly impractical to do so.
If this was an economically scalable proven thing today, phones wouldn’t be sold with batteries in 5 years.
It is doable, but it’s not practical. Technology moves so fast nowadays, a 10 year old i7 is easilly surpassed by a modern day i3.
Don’t get me wrong, I use old tech all the time, but it’s becoming increasingly impractical to do so.