PROJECT ARA (GOOGLE ARA) - Modular SmartPhones!

[ysuran]

Project Ara is the codename for an initiative by Google that aims to develop a free, open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones. The platform will include a structural frame that holds smartphone modules of the owner's choice, such as a display, keyboard or an extra battery. It would allow users to swap out malfunctioning modules or upgrade individual modules as innovations emerge, providing longer lifetime cycles for the handset, and potentially reducing electronic waste.[1][2]

The project was originally spearheaded by the Advanced Technologies And Projects team within Motorola Mobility, then a subsidiary of Google. Although Google is selling Motorola to Lenovo, it is retaining the team, who will work under the direction of the Android division.[3]

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Ara

Sa madaling salita parehong concept kapag bibili ka ng desktop computers by parts or ikaw pipili and/or mag-aassemble sa mga preferred mong piyesa..

nilipat naman nila yung concept ngayon sa smartphones or mobile devices..

Saludo ako sa idea at initiative ng Google para magkaroon tayo ng freedom sa pagbili ng gusto nating specs ng ating magiging smartphones..

Isipin nyo after ilang years lang ng R&D dito saka introduction sa market, yung mga gusto nyong hardware specs sa smartphone eh makukuha nyo na..


Astig!

 

[yuginawa]

Yun oh may gumawa na ng thread. Yan ang target smartphone kong bilhin.

 

[ysuran]

Yun oh may gumawa na ng thread. Yan ang target smartphone kong bilhin.

Bro, parts by.parts pa rin ang bibilhin mo. Wala ka mabibili sa kanila na nakapackage na lahat ng modules, chipsets, etc. Hehe.

Ikaw pa magaassemble/pipili ng gusto mong hardware parts na ikakabit para mabuo mo yung phone. Hehe

 

[cley12345]

ok lng yn, di nmn tu magsosolder by parts, plug & latch nmn yn, wag lng bulky tingnan.

 

[kerdz18]

Ok to sir.... Maganda yan... Ikaw n magcustomize ng sarili mng phone...

 

[ysuran]

Ok to sir.... Maganda yan... Ikaw n magcustomize ng sarili mng phone...

Tama ka dyan bro, syempre masosolusyunan na nito yung mga kadalasang hardware issue sa mga smartphones na gusto natin.. tulad ng battery. display, etc.. Na magreresult sa drastic change ng presyo pababa ng package smartphones.. OR lalo magiging competitive ang mga specs ng mga upcoming flagship phones dahil na rin sa mga parts distributor to end consumers..

 

[doraemon11]

maganda 'to. parang pc eh astig! nasa user kong ano kalseng specs ng phone ang gusto nya!!

 

[Sporadic24]

up ko lang yung thread, mag papartner na din yung Google along with Yezz (Mobile Manufacturing Company din!) para gumawa or mag release ng mga modular phone, visit nyo page nila sa baba, may timer sila up until march 2, dun siguro nila iaunvail yung mga upcoming phones nila.

http://www.yezzara.com/

Pati toshiba pala nag labas na din ng 2 (dalawang ) camera modules, isang 5MP at 13MP.. astig!
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Can't wait para sa iba pang lalabas na modules, imagine kung mag lalabas ng battery modules ang eveready or motolite! haha!

 

[Sporadic24]

UPDATE:

aside from Project ARA, may isa pang lalabas na modular gadget.

Click- ARM(Advanced Removable Modules ) yung name nya by ImasD.

(reference : http://liliputing.com/2015/03/click-arm-one-is-a-modular-tablet-limited-edition.html)

mukang promising ang isang to, kaso onti lang yung modules na pwedeng palitan, ang sabi sa post this summer yung release date nya. pero 1000 units palang muna yung ibebenta nila, mangangapa pa din siguro to sa market ng modular gadgets.

well, excited ako sa mga gadgets na lalabas this year at next year, sana maging successfull sila, lalo na yung Project ARA.

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Nag release na ding ng video yung Yezzara about sa Project ARA na phone na iproproduce nila, kaso commercial lang.

pwede nyong panuorin yung dito : www.yezzara.com