#project ara

The Project Ara kicked off pretty well about 3 years but it got delayed. Google announced that Ara is coming to developers to check out and play with sometime this fall or around the Ber-months. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWW5mQadZAY According to Wired, about 30 people are already using Ara as their daily driver. The Ara Developer Edition that will ship to devs is a 5.3-inch Android smartphone that is already a working computer (has a chipset, memory, etc) with six swappable modules at the back. We're all familiar with Google's Project Ara and have, in fact, been waiting for it for quite some time now. Earlier today, Google held the second Project Ara Developer Conference wherein the search giant showcased the latest Spiral 2 prototype and revealed its unconventional plans on how and where they will initially market the device during its pilot consumer release. According to Paul Eremenko, Project Ara head, consumers can expect the Spiral 2 to “match or exceed the functionality of a state-of-the-art smartphone today” thanks to 20-30 third-party modules that are available to developers which include a new 4G/LTE module, as well as an undisclosed “high-end camera” piece. Instead of placing the electro-permanent magnet on the modules, the team has decided to place it on the endoskeleton itself, which theoretically should allow users to have more head room in choosing/attaching modules to their Ara. Read more in our articles including "Google Ara is coming to devs this fall season" and "Project Ara launch delayed, falls apart when dropped".