What's more, Razer designed modular accessories for the Edge.
Apple has a new patent (via AppleInsider) that covers modular accessories for mobile devices like the iPhone, which include a physical gamepad with action buttons, D-pads and analog joysticks; a QWERTY hardware keyboard for typing; additional camera, speaker and microphone units; and even a full, secondary multitouch input like a trackpad.
And last month the company finally announced its second modular accessory, the Audio Adapter HD.
The Buttom of the phone pops off allowitg the owner to dock different packs on the phone or just swap the battery.
Features like the modular accessory port are nice to have, too, but Essential's Phone succeeds without them.
There's also a USB-C port up top, designed for modular accessories that plug directly into the top of the little Roomba-like robot.
The team built a bike that took into account new 3D metal printing techniques, while also creating a flexible system for adding modular accessories.
When your product team or industrial design firm shows you breathtaking mockups with sleek new materials allowing for attractive finishes, modular accessories and swappable bands, make noise.
I spoke to the team about it being their debut accessory for the modular connector on the Essential Phone's back, and it's clear they think that getting ahead of the curve for creating and sharing 360 content quickly and easily will position them well in future.
And while the new design doesn't offer any additional sensors on top of the original, Pebble is also announcing a unique modular hardware accessory system for both Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel called 'Smartstraps,' which allows third-party developers to build smart add-ons to both watches in the form of watchband-based enhancements.
