Motorola announces project ara! :banderas:

[Mac071415]

This is the future. Imagine just changing out a piece of hardware instead of the whole device. Example: you want more memory/ram? Swap out with a higher one. You want a better camera? Swap it out. Etc etc.

Motorola has unveiled Project Ara, an open-source initiative for modular smartphones with the goal to "do for hardware what the Android platform has done for software." The company plans to create an ecosystem that can support third-party hardware development for individual phone components — in other words, you could upgrade your phone's processor, display, and more by shopping at different vendors.

Motorola will be working with Phonebloks, which recently showed off a similarly ambitious concept for modular smartphones; the Google-owned hardware manufacturer says that it plans to engage with the Phonebloks community throughout the development process and help realize the same idea with its technical expertise.

Project Ara's design comprises of an "endo" — the phone's endoskeleton, or basic structure — and various modules. The modules "can be anything," says Motorola, giving examples ranging from a new keyboard or battery to more unusual components such as a pulse oximeter.

The company will be reaching out to developers to start creating Ara modules, and expects the developer's kit to be released in alpha this winter; interested parties can sign up to be an "Ara Scout" now.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/29/5041336/motorola-project-ara-modular-smartphones

 

[Spliff]

404... 404 everywhere

 

[Mac071415]

Gimme a minute. It was just up

 

[Slystallion]

them phoneblocks people have got to be angry as hell lmao

and just re click the page and it takes you to the main link spliff

this will be like building your own pc just have to upgrade your phone...genius

sad thing is numbnuts won't jump on this bandwagon until apple does it with the iphone on one of their cheaper built phones and they will call them revolutionary lol

 

[Spliff]

them phoneblocks people have got to be angry as hell lmao

and just re click the page and it takes you to the main link spliff

this will be like building your own pc just have to upgrade your phone...genius

sad thing is numbnuts won't jump on this bandwagon until apple does it with the iphone on one of their cheaper built phones and they will call them revolutionary lol

I was just about to say, wasn't there a thread on this topic a couple weeks ago.

I welcome this idea

 

[Mac071415]

Phoneblocks teamed up with them. So that's that. Google's on board as well. GSDG

 

[Spliff]

Phoneblocks teamed up with them. So that's that. Google's on board as well. GSDG

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

that's genius.

i have not had a cell phone for like 5 years but i could see myself jumping on this.

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

Ahh, but how clunky will it be?

 

[Liquid]

Ahh, but how clunky will it be?

It will initially be clunky, but I am sure it will get thinner over time.

The phone market is becoming like the Desktop PC market