Project Ara, the modular smartphone concept that gained a lot of attention last year, seemed to fall by the wayside of Google's ambitions in recent months. Now it looks like Ara just got fast-tracked.
Google announced the dates and venue for the company's annual developer conference, Google I/O. Here are some of the projects Google could provide updates on this year.
The market for smartphones is wide open for the taking and new handset makers are taking the opportunity to execute their ambitious visions. Today, the spotlight is on German company Shift, who is working on a new modular device that sports the additional feature of being dual-OS capable.
The most interesting smartphone of 2015 will almost certainly end up being a prototype device from Google called Project Ara. Take a look before it hits Puerto Rico for trials later this year.
Project Ara, the futuristic modular (Lego-style) smartphone is closing in on an early test run starting in Puerto Rico, and now it appears there's no question that the built-to-order Ara will have cameras.
The annual developers conference and showcase of all things Google starts on Wednesday. Like previous years, the opening keynote address will likely include several announcements about Google initiatives. Here's what to look for at Google I/O 2014.
We said there'd be more details on Google's futuristic modular smartphone initiative, Project Ara, when the first-ever developers conference took place, and that's true. Here's one: according to Google's Project Ara chief, you might get your first crack at a next-generation customizable smartphone January of next year.
When Google sold its struggling Motorola Mobility division to Lenovo, it didn't sell off the entire thing: Google kept the good stuff. One of the things Google held on to was the futuristic, modular smartphone program, Project Ara, which the company just released new details about.
More talks about Google's very innotive smartphone project, also known as Project Ara, are circulating the tech industry, and recently the first demo video for the smartphone was released.
Motorola's former Project Ara is still in Google's hands after it sold the hardware division to Lenovo, and Google is apparently serious about the experimental 3D-printed, modular smartphone.
