Project Ara: Google Reveals New Details About Its Modular Smartphone

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By Stan Schroeder2014-04-04 11:47:56 UTC

Remember Project Ara, Google's initiative to create a fully modular smartphone? Google has released a new video, primarily focused on the team behind the project, but also showing some interesting details about what could be the future of smartphones.

In the video, we see an early prototype of the device's main module, the Endo, into which all other modules are inserted. The modules are kept in place using electropermanent magnets, meaning their magnetic effect is controllable (via apps, for example) and can be maintained without a continuous supply of electrical energy.

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We also see some of the design decisions behind the modular phone, and even some early ideas of fashion-styled modules (one is black and adorned with a skull).

Next up for Project Ara is the Ara Developer Conference, which will take place April 15-16. The conference will be held online, and Google promises to release another Ara video after the event.

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Topics: Mobile, Project Ara, Tech

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