Advertisement Microsoft wants you to build modular PCs, Netflix passwords are dirt cheap to buy, MixRadio is no more, Sony thinks E Ink is the future, and Kanye West begs Mark Zuckerberg for money.Microsoft Eyes Modular PC PatentMicrosoft has been granted a patent for a modular PC system, which would see customers buying individual components and slotting them together to form a working machine. Many of our readers already build their own PCs from scratch, but these modular components would be suitable for both experienced and new PC builders.The patent, as spotted by VentureBeat, was filed in July 2015 and granted this week. It details how the whole thing would work, with a display sold as standard, under which the individual components would be magnetically stacked to form a working all-in-one. Upgrading the machine would be as simple as removing and replacing individual components as and when needed.As Microsoft explains in the patent application:“The display modular component includes a power supply and may include one or more inputs that may be utilized with another device, such a HDMI, display ports, USB ports, and so on. The display modular component may also include a sufficient amount of ballast to counteract a… Read full this story
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