I read an article about 2 companies that actually implemented something “similar”; one is Modu http://www.modumobile.com (who failed, and which is rather different) and the other was Palm with expansion packs. But this approach is neater, more uniform and really really, I know we haven’t seen/thought of the half of the potential of this and whatever else they’re up to. After getting my N9 one month ago, I lament of what it could have been if it hadn’t been aborted so early. I trust this team, and what they’ve done in one year only drives me more to trust in what they’ll be doing in less than 4months. Sail on…;and you can keep the secrets….we don’t want no iThings stealing your innovation.

Nyonglem

I am wishing and attachable qwerty cover a ala Lumia 925 covers with wireless charging. From production logistics point of view a separate keyboard would be a lot better choise than managing the installation of different keyboard language variants.

It would be very hard to add a SIM module to the phone. The OS would need to support it and then you would need external connectors for it to work with the phone. Could they use something like USB? Sure, but then the add-on modules need to have USB in them as well adding more chip; more chips more weight, more power draw more bulk.
The other issue with making something modular; backwards compatibility. At some point the phone they release will be replaced with an updated model. For the “accessories” to work the form factor needs to remain the same. They can’t make the phone bigger (i.e. a bigger screen) and to a certain extent, they really can’t make it smaller either. The other issue is how the device attached; if it uses clips, which could dictate thickness as well.
Making a modular phone would be a big undertaking and one that no one else has done before. I’m sure this was thought of before and never got off the drawing board. Take Apple; they thought they were doing something revolutionary by making the bezel the antennae. I remember hearing about a Nokia prototype that had something similar; that phone was never produced and that “feature” was not placed in another phone. Apple didn’t do something revolutionary, they did something that was tried and failed it. The difference between the two; the first company that tried it saw the issues early on whereas Apple didn’t see them until after the phone was released. To a certain extent, SE had a few “modular” phones. The T68i had the camera add-on and the P series had the “keypad” add-on. In this day and age, the majority is not looking for a modular phone.

The keyboard could also pack a second battery and be a screen. This teaser is great!