Project Ara is quickly shedding its skin of a very cool but impractical for years-yet type of project. Following its decision to keep the Advanced Technology and Projects group led by Regina Dugan which hosts Project Ara, Google yesterday announced that the first developer conference focused on the modular smartphone would take place in April. In a detailed Time article […]
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Google to host Project Ara Developer Conference in April
When Google sold Motorola to Lenovo for US$2.91 billion, it kept both the patents it had originally acquired by buying Motorola as well as the Advanced Technology and Projects group led by Regina Dugan. Among the initiatives that fall under ATAP is Project Ara, the modular concept that Motorola first unveiled back in late October. Today, Google announced that it […]
Google to hang on to Project Ara modular phone project
News broke late yesterday that Google was selling its Motorola subsidiary to Lenovo for US$2.91 billion. With the dust settling around the announcement, it has now been confirmed that Google is not just hanging onto Motorola’s patents. It will also keep Project Ara, the modular concept that Motorola first unveiled back in late October. Confirmation came during the conference call […]
How to become a Project Ara Scout for Motorola’s Project Ara
One of the most exciting new developments in the smartphone arena is Motorola’s Project Ara. With it, Motorola is looking to build a truly modular smartphone that would allow the customer to upgrade and swap out hardware components much as they already upgrade and install different software today. One of the reason that Motorola went public with the project is […]
Motorola turns to 3D Systems for Project Ara production platform
Motorola’s Project Ara took a further step forward this week. 3D Systems this week announced that it had signed a a multi-year development agreement with Motorola to build a “continuous high-speed 3D printing production platform and fulfillment system” for the modular smartphone project. The first order of business for 3D Systems is to “substantially expand its multi-material printing capabilities including […]
Could Motorola Ara be the next generation Motomaker?
Motorola yesterday revealed that it is working on a modular smartphone concept called Ara. While Motorola bills Ara as a “free, open hardware platform,” it may have another goal in mind for the work going into making this exciting project a reality. Motorola already offers some customization of its Moto X through Motomaker. It is currently limited to a number […]
Phonebloks posts video update and shows off Motorola Ara
The technology behind PhoneBloks may not be available for some time yet but the concept has received an amazing response since it was first introduced in early September. The video garnered a million views in the first 24 hours alone and has since gained nearly a million supporters through its original ThunderClap campaign. An update video confirms that Phonebloks is […]
Motorola unveils Ara open hardware platform for modular phones
Do you remember the Phonebloks modular smartphone concept that would allow users to swap out and customize their smartphones with various component modules? It looked very interesting but seemed impractical. Perhaps not, says Motorola. Its own Advanced Technology and Projects group has been working on project Ara, its own take on the modular phone concept. Ara is billed as “a […]