Motorola's Project Ara
 

http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/29/m...ar-smartphone/

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget....a1blogpost.jpg

Phoneblock anyone ? :D

Re: Motorola's Project Ara
 

Been waiting on somebody to perfect this.

Glance screen????

Re: Motorola's Project Ara
 

SONY, Dell, HP, Blackberry and Nokia are out.
Apple and Samsung, they're not gonna do it.
LG might experiment with it, but I doubt it.
Motorola wouldn't do it, Google might.
HTC seems likely though.
Jolla, distant future?

Re: Motorola's Project Ara
 

This idea is idiotic. Only a non-technical troll cretin would think it is possible. i.e. anyone on engadget.

Re: Motorola's Project Ara
 

hardware need drivers, good luck with the manufactures giving you that. Neat idea though.

Re: Motorola's Project Ara
 

Funny how Bug Labs has been building modular devices for a while - it's how they got into the business with companies like Ford. They've built modular boards that connect together and have specific functions and can be built upon.

Same for Xi3 - modular motherboard with interchangeable parts. No different than modern day daughterboards for modern PC's. Nothing idiotic - the drivers are already there, you just need a fully functioning OS and interface to handle options as such.

There's plenty more examples. But I'm sure they'll be shot down. Oh, Bug Labs is open source, btw.