I have the feeling there’s so much lost potential in the area of modular phones, as if these projects come to a point, show potential and then get canned. Project Ara keeps getting delayed, we haven’t heard of ZTE’s Eco Mobius in a while and the LG G5 doesn’t have
We like futuristic technology and projects in development more than “coming soon” devices, because they’re closer to reflecting the hopes and dreams of engineers and designers. Such is the case with the Cubimorph, a project coming from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bristol. But they weren’t
Paul Chen, a designer from China has created the following concept, the Samsung Wei Chi. Since it’s a project from 2007, we may as well have covered it in the past, but it certainly looks unique. Since there’s no clear explanation of what’s going on here, I can say we
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
Today we’re dealing with a concept called Project Aria, that’s so much more than Project Ara. It still features a modular aspect, but it also comes with holographic projection and other futuristic features. The renders were created by 91mobiles.com and the device is supposed to be “eternally future-proof”. Project Aria
Created by Ashraf Amer, the Yako phone is a modular smartphone, that feels like an upgraded next gen Galaxy Note. We’re dealing with a layered metallic design, a 5.1 inch Full HD display and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. There’s 2 GB of RAM inside, a 16 megapixel CMOS rear camera
The idea of a modular phone has been tried before, even by big names like Motorola and ZTE. However, it’s the Puzzle Phone initiative that had our attention over the past days, especially since the guys behind it will take part in MWC 2014. This is the Puzzle Phone: The
The past few weeks have made us feel like the best days of the modu handsets. It’s all about modularity now, so after Phonebloks became viral Motorola went ahead and unveiled the Ara project. Now, yet another modular project wins a prestigious award, the Red Dot Design Award for 2013.
Over the past days I’ve heard a lot and I mean A LOT about Phonebloks, a modular phone concept from Dave Hakkens, who published his idea on Thunderclap (sort of like Kickstarter). This campaign already registered 315k supporters, totally beating the goal of 250k supporters set initially. There are very
Ever since modu, modular phones were never given much credit, so it’s good to see that such initiatives exist. Enter the Combination Phone, a concept created by Wen-Tsung Lin & Wan-Rurng Hung. It’s got a steady front plate and modular components and it’s pictured below. This device allows the user
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