the entire phonebloks system is made of detachable 'bloks' which connect to a base, locking everything together into a solid phone.
Dave Hakkens' concept for a mobile phone made of detachable blocks has gone viral, attracting over 16 million views on YouTube.
The goal was to reduce e-waste, but do modular phones create more opportunity for disposable fads, fashion and upgrades?
With the first Project Ara developer conference to take place in almost two weeks, the dream of a modular phone platform is moving closer to reality.
A modular concept smartphone called Google Ara Phonebloks might reduce electronic waste. Do you know that millions of mobile phones are throw away because
Dave Hakkens wondered: why not build a system that could make recycling plastic more accessible?
Question 1 b) #phonebloks works as a normal smartphone the different part is that you can customize your phone with the different blocks to suit your preferences. #modularity #projectara #nhsbtt
Google officially released the Project Ara Module Developers Kit (MDK) v0.10. The kit provides the information that third-party manufacturers need to get started on creating components for the modular smartphone.
Director Martijn Paulen explains why he invited the Netherlands' technology universities to be a key part of this year's Dutch Design Week.
https://youtu.be/cWeaQVO_4w0 Rather than attaching components to your phone, the PAIR Node allows you to attach sensor modules that help your phone capture different data points around you and your life. Called 'Nodes', these modules assist users in forming a lifestyle and AI-driven experience that suits their needs. Rather than buying a phone for its capabilities,
The folks over at Phonebloks ignited the modular smartphone movement, which has gained a lot of attention for the functionality it promises: the ability for…
When we last looked in on the Phoneblok modular smartphone, it was just a concept video. Fast-forward to 2015 and it's...a new concept video. But the project is in fact moving forward, and with a lot more juice than before. "Phonebloks" has been re-dubbed "Project Ara" under the auspices of...
Modularity is DEFINITELY in. Look at Phonebloks (Google Project Ara), or even IKEA's furniture. We are an indecisive species. Needs keep changing, wants keep changing. Design should accommodate for them. The Elements Living Cube was designed keeping in mind modularity, but also the fact that everything you need can be designed to fit into a
