By Kane Fulton
Introduction
Stealing whatever thunder Google’s Project Ara had left, the LG G5 has been grabbing headlines over at MWC 2016 on the back of its modular functionality.
By sliding out a cartridge-like base, the smartphone lets you bolt add-ons to the smartphone – such as a battery grip with physical camera controls and a Hi-Fi audio module.
If like us you’ve suddenly rediscovered your modular mojo, here are five devices from the world of computing that took a similarly configurable approach. How Lego can you go?
1. Mad Catz Cyborg STRIKE 7
Before mechanical keyboards enjoyed their (still ongoing) resurrection, gaming keyboards with LCD screens and more macro buttons than you could shake a stick at were cool. (Logitech’s G15 was a personal favourite of mine.)
Taking a similar approach while throwing a dollop of modularity into the mix, the Mad Catz Strike 7 was unveiled in 2012 as a highly customizable gaming keyboard. It was something of a Frankenstein unit, complete with seven removable modules including a top-mounted LCD display, numeric keypad, 24-button macro strip and palm and wrist rests.
Undoubtedly ambitious and sporting RGB-backlit keys long before your gaming accessories lit …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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