Project Ara is Google’s grand experiment to design a modular smartphone. Want to upgrade the display on your phone? Instead of buying a new device, jut pop in a new display module. The same could theoretically go for the speakers, processor, battery, storage, camera, or any other components. The platform could also open the door […]
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This is how Google’s Project Ara smartphones will look
Google’s Project Ara is an effort to build a modular smartphone platform. The company has developed a hardware design that involves a smartphone skeleton which can use a series of modules for everything from the processor to the display. If all goes according to plan, Google could begin shipping smartphone skeletons next year, and the […]
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Google’s Project Ara Module Developer Kit paves way for modular smartphones
Google’s Project Ara is an effort to create the first truly modular smartphone, allowing consumers to swap out parts of their phone without buying a whole new handset. Want a better camera? Just buy one. Don’t need a camera, but want super-long battery life? Install two batteries. Google’s been working on the project for some […]
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Google’s Project Ara smartphone looks like a series of blocks (because it is)
Google’s Project Ara is an effort to create a modular smartphone that’s cheap and ridiculously customizable. Want a new processor? Just pop out the old one and pop in a module with a new chip. Need long battery life but don’t care about removable storage? Just replace the microSD card module with an extra battery […]
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Google’s Project Ara dev conference in April to focus on modular phone
Project Ara is an experimental project to develop a modular smartphone that lets you upgrade components without throwing out the whole phone or add new modules to increase functionality without buying a new device. Initially developed as a concept by Motorola, the team behind Project Ara are now working at Google while Lenovo is in […]
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Google is selling Motorola, but keeping Project Ara modular phone concept
Google may have agreed to sell off Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, but Lenovo isn’t going to get all the good stuff. Google plans to hang onto the vast majority of the patents it picked up when the company acquired Motorola in 2012. And it looks like Google is also keeping Motorola’s Advanced […]
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Motorola’s Project Ara aims to build modular, upgradeable phones
Motorola is exploring a future where phones are easy to upgrade, fix, and customize thanks to modular components. Today, when you want to fix a broken case, display, or camera on your phone you can either hope it’s covered by warranty, spend more than the phone’s worth to fix it at your own expense, or […]
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Alphabet’s Project Taara delivers 20 Gbps internet connectivity via lasers
Earlier this year Google’s parent company Alphabet introduced Project Taara, a wireless optical communication technology that beams high-speed data using lasers instead of optical fiber. Now Alphabet has revealed that Project Taara technology is helping provide internet access in sub-Saharan Africa. The company says Taara links are able to beam data over a distance of […]
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Sony unveils Future Lab concepts including next-gen wearables, projectors, and more
Sony recently unveiled a new “Future Lab Program” to show off prototypes of some of the concept devices the company is working on. And some of the first Future Lab concepts are on display at this year’s SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. Engadget spent a little time checking out the prototypes, and seems impressed by […]
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Google’s Project Jacquard turns clothing and other textiles into wearable
Google has two new projects aimed at giving us new ways to interact with our devices. One is a radar-powered system for using 3D gestures to control wearables and other gadgets. The other is a wearable technology called Project Jacquard which literally weaves touch sensors into fabric. That means your next shirt, sport coat, or pair […]