Parts interchangeable smartphone "PuzzlePhone" is designed for reusable used parts

Google's Project AraSmartphones that can freely rearrange parts such as parts can be upgraded in performance, so reuse of smartphones and long-term use will be advanced, so it is expected greatly from the viewpoint of ecology as well. However, as obvious from the simple question "Where are the parts that have been replaced?" As it is obvious, parts that have become used become "garbage" unless recycled, and the garbage problem is completely solved It is clear that it can not be done. Considering even such a garbage problem is being planned is a parts interchangeable smartphone "PuzzlePhone"is.

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This is the part exchange type smartphone "PuzzlePhone" being developed by Circular Devices of Finland


PuzzlePhone is a mechanism that you can exchange parts from the back.


The part on the left of the photo is the battery, the part on the right of the photo is the main part that includes SoC and memory. PuzzlePhone can use the smartphone for a longer time by upgrading and upgrading the battery which is nearing the end of life and the main part which is dissatisfied with the performance.


PuzzlePhone is greatly different from other parts exchange type smartphones such as Ara and so on until the method of recycling parts which have been replaced and are already used is being considered. Main part parts can be reused as PC by attaching to the slot type docking station. In other words, by combining old parts that have been used up, we can improve specs and reuse them.


Furthermore, since the docking station itself can be used in combination, it can be used as a computer with higher processing capability by clustering it.


PuzzlePhone is a smartphone aimed at promoting the exchange and reuse of parts by making the hardware open source, and it is scheduled to be released in 2015. In addition, you can check on what kind of concept PuzzlePhone is under development with the following movie.

Puzzlephone - Back to the basics - YouTube