“In theory, practice works just like theory. But in practice…”
I’m an engineer. I need to work with what’s available, or what I think will be available in the near future. If I look farther out, I’m guessing – and yes, that is science fiction. Nothing wrong with exploring “what if”, but if there’s no path to get us there (and “speakers that double as batteries” is definitely a “no path”) it doesn’t give us anything useful to do with the idea.
As I said in another post: Taking a step back and looking at what problems he’s trying to solve, and whether there’s any reasonable way to solve them, is perfectly reasonable. Taking this specific proposal… sorry, but by the time you’ve invented enough things to make it work you’ll also have invented enough things to completely change what you’ll want to do with them.
When planning a moon shot, you don’t start with a specific solution. You start with a set of goals you want to accomplish. Then you design a way to meet those goals. Which usually involves coming up with a LOT of ideas that look very pretty in theory but just aren’t achievable in practice, learning from those, throwiing them out and trying again.
Modular gadget as experimenter’s platform? Sounds great, and we can make it work if you don’t mind paying for the flexibility. Modular gadget as serious solution to obsolescence? We can make that work too but, again, it’s going to require that you pay a lot more than the dedicated replace-it-when-you-want-to-upgrade device will.
Quality, Service, Price: Pick any two.
