While custom PCs aren’t exactly new, the system that is described appears to be slicker than other all-in-one PCs on the market, so more consumers could upgrade and repair their computers without needing expertise or spending too much money. Microsoft, like many companies, is adjusting to a challenging PC marketplace. The patent application also mentions using similar modular technology beyond PCs, such as for personal gaming devices and smart watches.
In one or more implementations, a computing device includes a display modular component including a housing, a display device physically and communicatively coupled to the housing via a hinge, and one or more display hardware elements disposed within the housing that are configured to output a display for display by the display device. The computing device also includes a computing modular component including a housing that is physically and communicatively coupled to the display modular component, a processing system disposed within the housing, and memory disposed within the housing. The processing system is configured to execute instructions stored by the processing system to generate a user interface for display by the display device of the display modular component.
