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# Modular Tech for Everyone
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/modular-tech-for-everyone/
- Published: 2016-01-15T16:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-15T14:26:32.000Z
- Author: Anna Burzlaff
- Tags: Seeds, Technology, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25

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One of the leading names in modular electronics is creating new products to end obsolescence.

Technology is a pretty wasteful business. The smallest problem in a device often means you have to throw the whole thing away, producing an innumerable amount of waste and having a drastic consequence on the environment.

In response to all this waste, Silicon Valley start-up, [Nascent Objects](http://www.nascentobjects.com/?ref=protein.xyz#shapes), has set itself the task of empowering people to design their own gadgets. How? Well, the start-up have created a system of modules that can be combined and recombined into different home electronics.

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There are two parts to their product: modules that build function and modules that create shape. A functional module might be an LED light or a microphone. A shape module ties a collection of the functional modules together into a discrete gadget.

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Nascent Objects’s first 3 products have been built on their platform and are available on [Indiegogo](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/droppler-know-your-habits-save-water?ref=protein.xyz#/) now. A HD video camera, a wi-fi speaker and Droppler, a device that monitors water usage, are all on offer, with a smart alarm clock, baby monitor and home drone to follow.

Check out another example of modular design, [Project Ara by Google](https://www.prote.in/feed/lapka-x-google-ara-c7369c96-c6f4-4fa6-8f5c-055c2ba33639?ref=protein.xyz).