Google 's parts recombination smartphone' Ara 'finally released

Project that can create your own smartphone by combining your favorite parts "AraOn January 14, 2015, Google holds the 2nd developer conference on "about". Among them, prototype "Spiral 2" and reassembly parts (module) are made public, and it was announced that Ara will finally be tested and sold in the second half of 2015.

DevCon 2 - Project Ara
http://www.projectara.com/ara-developers-conference/

This is Google's latest Project Ara prototype | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/14/7546841/google-project-ara-prototype-2015

Project Ara on sale first in Puerto Rico as test market - Android Community
http://androidcommunity.com/project-ara-on-sale-first-in-puerto-rico-as-test-market-20150114/

The development of Ara's prototype is steadily progressing like this.

Project Ara: Part of it - YouTube


If you want a higher performance camera, you should replace the camera "just".


This is possible if this is Ara. Ara is a smartphone that can exchange parts with a single touch.


It is also possible to attach a large speaker to a smartphone and enjoy a powerful sound.


Replace with a large capacity battery ......


It is an ant to replace it with an infrared camera.



Even if the display cracks ......


If you replace with new parts OK.


It is Puerto Rico that Ara is first released.


The modules to be combined will be added more and more.


This is the prototype currently under development, "Spiral 2".


The module can be detached manually.


To the framework called end skeleton ......


By combining your favorite modules, you can complete your own original smartphone.


Even the display part is exchangeable, so you can upgrade your smartphone to match the evolution of the module. It is no longer necessary to repurchase a new smartphone every time a new product is introduced.


Ara is"If it is a super cheap construction, we are aiming at a phenomenal low price of from 50 dollars (about 6000 yen) in total parts"And that.


It is a great ant to customize with a fashionable module like this.


After officially developing the next prototype "Spiral 3", Google officially announced that Ara will be tested and sold through Puerto Rico's communications carrier Ingram Micro, OpenMobile, Claro in the second half of 2015. The reason for selling tests in Puerto Rico is because there is a Puerto Rico system Multi-University Research Agreement (MURA) in which 11 universities collaborate, and in collaboration with MURA, Google receives feedback from Ara's test sales and advances development While it is possible to build a supportive supportAndroid CommunityI guess it.


Although the sales schedule has been delayed since January 2015 which was the initial plan, it is said that Ara's commercialization has become one step again and realistic. In addition, Google will also hold Ara's developer event on Saturday January 21, 2015 also in Singapore.