[acidtrucks]

I would love to see a company whose business model is making generic and standard consumer electronics parts that are small and powerful, with options to boot. I would love it if I could build & maintain my own mobile computer (AKA smartphone) just as I would build my own PC. Since taking my kindle voyage apart, I realize that this must be very doable. That thing is way less sophisticated than a raspberry pi, it just happens to be a form factor that I like to hold.

[sohkamyung]

Probably not what you are looking for but I'm keeping an eye on Fairphone [1], a company that tries to ethically source for phone parts and ensures that you can repair the phone you buy from them.

[1] https://www.fairphone.com/en/

[mmphosis]

I would love it if I could build & maintain my own mobile computer (AKA smartphone) just as I would build my own PC.

I would love to build and maintain my own PC, but I assume that Intel Management Engine (ME) or the equivilent is going to come with the CPU for the PC I build.

[TylerE]

There's a huge gap between an ereader and a smartphone.

[jpindar]

1. small

2. powerful

3. with options

4. easy to work on without special (possibly custom) equipment

choose two

[acidtrucks]

I would rather have a larger handheld device than my Nexus 5x if it meant I control the hardware and software on it. 2/3/4 I think can be worked out by the consumer market as long as standards can be crafted for modularity.