The modular smartphone dream feels like ancient history at this point. Google’s ambitious Project Ara never made it to market, and LG’s modular G5 experiment crashed so spectacularly that most manufacturers decided swappable phone components were a dead end. Yet somehow, the idea of customizing your device with interchangeable parts
We’ve been writing about modular phones for about 10 years now and they have yet to conquer the mainstream. Modu had the right idea, Project Ara had the right funding and Moto Z seemed to be the one. None of them made a big splash and we’re only left with
Modularity is sadly fading off into irrelevancy, with Project Ara sounding more and more like fantasy and not many companies exploring such projects. Today we’ve come across the Xcel 1M concept phone, a modular device, that’s as simple as it is doable. Created by Isaiah Bragg, the device has 3
People, we’re in 2013! Designers, wake up and check out the calendar! Can you honestly say that you like ANY of the LG Optimus series devices?! Can you honestly say that the Galaxy S4 has a good design? Isn’t the Nokia Lumia already outdated? Aren’t all the Xperias 99% alike?
Modular devices seem to be getting more and more trendy, just like the Mobikoma concept phone, created by Kamil Izrailov. This handset is actually made out of small squares of pure technology, small little gadgets that are fastened to each other through micro locks. Each module has its own battery
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