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Project Ara

Google has “suspended” work on Project Ara according to Reuters and Recode. The company reportedly may license the technology to other partners, but will not release a phone itself. The decision is said to be part of an effort to unify Google’s hardware development under former Motorola president Rick Osterloh. (more…)

Moto mods

Motorola has just shaken up the smartphone world. The company’s new flagship Moto Z and Moto Z Force combine the best elements of innovation from LG’s G5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S7 with modular accessories. (more…)

BLOCKS story

BLOCKS is now testing the final product for mass production and expects the smartwatch to be shipped soon. The BLOCKS team summed up its story on Kickstarter:

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Ara 2.0

At I/O 2016 conference, Google showed off a new version of Project Ara and announced another developer kit for this modular device (called “Developer Edition”) due out in autumn. The consumer version has received yet another delay, however, this time to 2017.

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LG G5

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcellona, LG presented their next-gen smartphone called the G5 that introduces a new family of smartphone modular add-ons.
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Microsoft modular computing device

Microsoft has patented a “modular computing device” , which comes from one of Microsoft’s Surface designers.
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Paper airplanes Lego factory

TV commercial aired during the Superbowl, created by Arrow Electronics.
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CellRobot

At CES 2016 we discovered an interesting modular device, called Cellrobot, that can by customized by linking up to 100 separate bots
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Embedded Linux Conference Europe

Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2015: the Project Ara System Architecture by Alex Elder (Linaro)

This talk presents a technical overview of the Ara system architecture, including the mechanisms it uses to address issues that arise from supporting modularity in a mobile platform.
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One Education Infinity

One Education, OLPC’s partner non-profit in Australia, presented some months ago a modular laptop/tablet, called Infinity.

It is a tough device made specifically for kids, with modular components and multiple operating systems.
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PuzzlePhone modules

PuzzlePhone is a modular smartphone, made in Finland, build to last. This phone is developed by a Finnish start-up, called Circular Devices.
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PuzzlePhone

PuzzlePhone is a modular smartphone developed by a Finnish start-up, called Circular Devices, founded by Spanish engineer Alejandro Santacreu.

For those who don’t remember, this phone is made out of 3 major parts: the Brain (1), the Spine (2) and the Heart (3).
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Hearts module 3.1

On Twitter, Joseph Kim, the founder of Hearts, has shown the 3.1 version of an interesting mHealth Project Ara module.

It’s a glucose meter, a very useful tiny module, made for a 1X2 slot. (more…)