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Project Ara, the modular smartphone, has been an exciting development and according to Google, we can expect to see some major changes and advancements in January. We already know that the base model/skeleton will be fairly cheap, with Google reportedly aiming for a $50 price tag. We also know that developers are already working on swappable modules for the device.
The modular smartphone concept originated as Phonebloks and was later picked up by Google. Phonebloks designer, Dave Hakkens, is on-board with Project Ara so it's not like Google stole the idea and ran off.
Google's recent advancements to Project Ara come in the form of the tools it provides to make swappable components. Google's Advances Technology and Projects group published a blog post stating “we have been hard at work maturing and improving the Ara platform”.
The latest Project Ara prototype will be shown off and demoed at conferences. The whole idea behind the phone is to make it easily self-upgradeable, users will be able to just clip on new modules and replace them when they wish, adding new features and hardware.
The new Project Ara reveal will take place on the 14th of January, Google's aim is to get developers on board and get the first Project Ara devices on the market next year with components readily available.
We have previously reported on Google's intentions to bring Project Ara to life by next year and it looks like the company is sticking to that schedule.
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Source: Venture Beat
January? They sure are milking this vaporware project for all it’s worth.
Vaporware? Looks like it’s working fine to me in the video below.
http://phandroid.com/2014/10/29/working-project-ara-spiral-1-prototype-video
Project Ara booting into Android: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qsGTXLnmKs
Yes, putting out a statement that it’s going to be really cool, check back in three months counts as vaporware.
One engineering test model does not a production phone make. Yet alone one with up to date specs yet also “aiming for a $50 price tag”
I’m pretty sure that the term “vaporware” refers to something that’s long past it’s promised release date with no projection of actually showing up…much like Guns N’ Roses Chinese Democracy album which took 14 years to make, or Duke Nukem Forever, which took just about as long. Both of those eventually came out.
Calling a product vaporware when there are working test models well before the projected release date is ridiculous.
We’ll see… not impressed for the moment, waiting for concrete facts.
I found my new phone!
You do know that is for the frame, not a complete phone, you will have to buy the part seperatley.