Project Ara

Report: Google Axes Project Ara and Its Modular Self (Updated)

Kellen September 1, 2016 66

During Google I/O only a short few months ago, Google's ATAP team took the stage to show off all of their wild ideas in what turned out to be the most entertaining session of the whole conference. One of the projects they updated us on was Project Ara, the...

The Smartphone Industry Needs to Take New Chances, Like Motorola and LG are Doing With Modules

Kellen May 27, 2016 92

With Motorola on the verge of announcing its newest phone fit with modular capabilities and LG having just come off a an opening month or two where it introduced its take on a modular phone, I think it's clear that smartphone makers have realized that in order...

WATCH: Google I/O ATAP Session Covering Project Ara, Soli, and Jacquard

Tim May 20, 2016 13

At last, Google has posted the ATAP session from Google I/O in its entirety to YouTube, and seriously, you all need to watch it. It's the future. During this hour-long session, the ATAP team goes over many of the projects they are working to bring to consumers...

Google Announces Big Project Ara Update, Consumer Phone Coming Next Year

Kellen May 20, 2016 78

Today during the ATAP session at Google I/O (EDIT: WATCH IT HERE!), Google provided an update on Project Ara, the modular phone concept from Google that we were starting to think might have been shelved. During the short session, Google showed off the latest...

Opinion: The LG G5 is No More Than a Proof of Concept

Tim April 22, 2016 119

LG went big this year with the G5 flagship in introducing a modular design, a concept that many in the Android world have been excited about, thanks to similar efforts such as Project Ara. Unfortunately for LG, and essentially anyone who decides to purchase...

FYI: Project Ara is Delayed Until 2016, Might Arrive in US First

Kellen August 18, 2015 39

Back in January, the folks behind Project Ara, Google's modular smartphone platform, told us that they planned to launch in 2015 in Puerto Rico out of a food truck of sorts. Well, it's mid-August and those plans have changed. Last week, the Project Ara Twitter...

This is Project Ara: A Gallery of the Modular Beauty

Kellen January 14, 2015 147

Today was Project Ara's day to shine. Through their developer conference, they lived streamed (might still be live streaming) an opening keynote, gave an update on the platform and roadmap, talked food carts and Puerto Rico, ran through demos, took questions...

Market Pilot for Project Ara to First Launch in Puerto Rico in 2015

Tim January 14, 2015 15

At this morning's keynote during the Project Ara Developers Conference, it was announced that the first market pilot for the platform would launch in Puerto Rico. A few may ask, "Why?" The Google ATAP team states that given Puerto Rico's rich wireless carrier...