+Sanjidul Haque (Phoenix) Or worst, taking away their mobile storage... "Buy me food or else I'll tweet your ugleh photos!". Probably worst case scenario.
and this "joke" is funny... why exactly? :v This project is awesome and i hate mobile phones because they aren't customisable like desktop PCs. This is gonna revolutionize mobile phone industry.
Skynet convinced Google to move ahead with this project (via surreptitious spoofed emails) to lay the foundation for interchangeable modules for its future MPU's (mobile personnel units). (That's Skynet's new kinder, gentler acronym for them.)
I love the idea of having a bunch of different parts in your pocket for any situation. Too dark? Replace the current camera with a night vision one. Out of battery? Replace it. Want to play some music? Slide in a speaker.
The downsides would have been huge. Like take your phone out of your pocket in a hurry and one of the side modules slide and fall off on the floor, street, bus, cab, etc. You talk on the phone and a thief/snatcher subtly steals just one or two modules from behind without you noticing. And to think of the dust accumulation and scratches as result this would have under the modules.
@@freezedriedicecream ok that's another great point. Open the phone case as many times as you want change in functionality. Compared to normal phones where I hardly have to open my case other than once a week to clear out accumulated lint/dust.
If this phone took off, market would have become way different. The components/specific functionality modules would have cost way more than the base model of phone with basic function. Like the Gillette model of business- give them the razor, sell them the blades (in this case different kinds of it).
More likely it will take billions from other companies and so they cant do that bc of money, I doubt the government would let them due to monopolization
This is incredibly exciting. However I do feel that if this form takes off..I'm still going to be paying $150-200 to replace a broken camera module. I simply don't believe this innovation is going to stop big business from screwing people. But seriously keep going, I want this to happen.
So those is what kisses me off, they are ripping off a phone called Phonebloks, and guess what the had working prototypes and guess what the had groups like Verizon atnt and Samsung's and many other complains as third parties to creat there own bloks, and the only reason it didn't get in to development was because they where I think 50,000 of the asked donations. Oh and another thing, it would have many price ranges for the bloks them selves. So yeah screw this project.
Jacob Bewley You're mistaken, Phonebloks was the concept that inspired this. Phonebloks never had working prototypes nor did they ever plan on making them. The creator of Phonebloks wanted companies to join together and build a phone that could use modules from different retailers. The 50,000 number you're thinking of was the requirement for a "shout". A shout was a worldwide acknowledgement of the concept on every form of social media. This project is a HUGE step to the future Phonebloks envisioned. Please educate yourself.
This is like desktop computers all over again; replacing ram, hard drive, graphic card etc. We're going in a big circle. Only difference is that, this PC-like device will be in your pocket.
Is that such a bad thing ? I get the impression that you think this is in some way a step back? I don't think so. But i will say that this definitely parallels the pc market in the sense that Apple is the all in one device that can't be modified and Google is the customizable alternative. www.barronnetwork.com
And look at what that did for PC hardware! Imagine how far behind we'd be now if you could only buy a PC as a unit item. They'd be more expensive because the volumes of components sold would be much lower. Software (games) couldn't push the latest hardware all the time because people would only buy a whole new PC every 3-4 years and the devs wouldn't want to slash their potential market by coding something only a small percentage could run. I'd be well happy to have a chubbier phone for those capabilities. - Today my phone is going to be a 2x4 phone with loads of battery modules. - Today my phone is going to be a monster 6x4 media device. - Today my phone is going to be a photographers dream (light meter module?)
***** And New Mac benefit from PC hardware philosophy. Thanks to that they can choose from all PC compatible components so they can get fast CPUs fast GPUs etc etc. Remember the old i-Mac and old PowerPC with they slow old proprietary technology, they got behind until they switch.
Exactly. This is why hey switched to the Intel Architecture. They were able to pick and choose affordable, high-performance PC components for their non-upgradable unit machines.
I've always wondered about this phone since I seen it ages ago. I was hoping this phone would take off. I got a phone that has horrible bluetooth signal and wished I could replace it. Made me think of this.
Sometimes I forget Google even makes money. Its almost like they do these things with no profit in mind. That's how you make a good company. Make it where people don't even see how you make money of your crazy ass innovations. I love it. Google fanboy here
Nat I don't care if they read it haha. I was just saying they have a very good business model. Sorry if my opinion offended you, I know people are real sensitive these days.
google is a company that is drastically going to change the world they may be the first to create an ai being to start the technological singularity can you imagine what will happen after we create the first computer god... i love google.
***** what? Give them a free service to post their content to? Google has to pay the millions of dollars to upkeep servers, pay deves to keep it updated, and many other things. They shouldn't be able to use Google to put free money in their pocket. If they don't like that, they can go get a real job.
Those fancy magnets and sliding components look like they'd drive up the costs for the phone. I'd forget about making the individual pieces look pretty and just give the phone a nice solid case that encloses all those removable parts.
I agree with Slayer, I think customizing the individual pieces would be costly and I think they should create case that is customizable. This would be cheaper and would probably look a lot better than individual pieces.
Davin Turner thats kinda the point yet giving us a huge potential of future growth. Most people or reviews don't like the look this might solve that problem.
This is not bad. especially for cameras. Cameras are only cameras, they are not night vision cameras, IR cameras, or any other thing that fake apps lead you to believe. With this, you could swap out the camera and put in a laser or a very powerful flashlight.
+iTzzNinjaGames Well that would be the next step, instead of buying a new phone you can go and just buy a new camera module if you need one. Want to game and the phone is too slow.. go buy that brand new GPU module etc.. so basically upgrading components as you feel you need them.
+Plato Dont forget that space is evolving fast.... the amount of RAM used in 2010 was a lot less then now... same for the power consumption, if u need more battery life u slide more batteries... I truly believe this modular phone will be the next big thing....it is a concept beyond the evolution of desktop pc!
I wanna try this phone out so bad lol. Pretty cool to think if you don't have a good enough of a camera on the phone just upgrade to a new camera module instead of getting a completely new phone. Endless possibilities.
yup, it's great. for example, i'm a broke ass student and even though i want a smartphone with decent or superior camera, all the phones with good camera sensors are extremely expensive, because they do not only offer a good camera but also a bunch of other stuff that i might or might not need but would have to pay for anyway even if i only want the quality camera. with an ARA phone, however: i could simply purchase a cheap ass phone for basic functionalities that i'll ever need, and buy a camera module to snap it on, and da-dah!! ø want and upgrade in RAM or SoC to play that new game that just out? no need to buy a whole new phone, snap! upgraded. ø damaged mic or speaker? snap! replaced. ø parents want to borrow my phone for a certain function that my phone has that's better than theirs? no need to borrow the whole phone. here, trade the parts for mine! ø using phone as a backup, hence don't need all these expensive parts? guess what, i'll just trade with my brother's less expensive ones so he can get an upgrade for cheap and i can get some monies dollarzz in return! ø oh crap, my phone is out of batter and i need to call someone real quick, but i can't find the battery or charge the phone, and i also need to power it on because i don't remember their number! no worries, let me borrow someone's ARA phone and put my internal storage module on, so my data along with all the contacts is instantly on that phone! boom. and not just contacts, exchanging gigabytes of data is now at the snap of a finger! ø waitaminute, if that's the case i can upgrade the whole phone without having to set up and transfer everything, because i can simply carry the one essential part with all the necessary data on it! what sort or sorcery is this? ø oh, what is this, a new censor they just developed and just appeared on the market? i guess i'll replace that finger print scanner module with this module of 3D motion scanner then! oh, going to the pool and want to take some shots under water? guess i'll just pop out that 13MP regular camera and put on a lower density, 5MP camera in exchange for water-resistance! ø i have no need for this 4GB of RAM and in need of some cash, anyone with a 2GB module want to trade? by the way, i don't even need the money, if you have a better camera than mine - then we have a deal. ... yup, definitely endless possibilities.
It has a toggling magnet on it that keeps them in place from what I understand. So I think you can just lock the modules into place and unlock them after.
They should make so when the phone is on, the magnets are active and hold them and when the phone is off, the magnets inactive and you can take them out.
This project has piqued my interest for a wee while now. I have my doubts that big manufacturers will run with this...but it would be amazing if they did.
muhammed shayan Its not like the pieces will fall off every time you pick them up, magnets can be very powerful, and the magnets will have to be switched off when you replace parts.
Nah, stupid techtubers would just criticize it to oblivion and just say, I won't recommend this to anyone, it's cool, but no. They'll also just glorify folding phones even more while using this a bad example.
The environmental impact of the phone will be amazing. Less phone garbage. Need a newer processor? Don't need to buy a whole be phone, just buy the processor. Want a better camera? Don't need to buy a new phone, just buy a better camera. What about the old pieces? You recycle them.
Trouble is all the parts would need to be compatible with the platform. You'll start getting different generations of parts that aren't compatible with each other, or newer versions of android that don't support old components, etc. I doubt they could come up with much of a solution for that issue other than having a hardware approval process and that'd probably be the most bloated part of the entire venture :/
sinephase all the parts would be compatable. Android is currently in that boat.I'd say its likely that the main OS would exist on the same module as the cpu, removing issues with version compatability, and other modules that can handle memory storage would simply store the data in a way that was generic such as xml or json or some other universal format. Not just he drive filesystem, but the contacts for instance, so that data thats normaly stuck to the phone is available as the os improves, which sould of course still be available as soft upgrades tot he cpu module. I think the concept is brilliant.
Dave Vaughan It'll be interesting to see what they do to solve those kinds of issues, and you aren't really addressing newer versions of android not supporting old modules. It's inevitable unless Google can control it somehow (if they even plan to) and it's really no different than say, installing a newer android build for your phone and your wifi or camera stops working because there are no drivers for it.
I would try it out, but I suggest them making cases or something that will secure the chips together without any falling off problems or any concerns to the user of the phone.
Yes. At least a better locking mechanism (as cool as the magnets are). Imagine using the phone and you accidentally slide the battery out, or drop the phone.
Sub Ripper I do believe the lock function makes it impossible for you to take it out, unless you force it really hard but at that point you will break the frame anyway
this is actually pretty cool. its like a phone you can custom like a pc. I would def hope theres a part that is an upgraded soundcard so i can have super hq audio on the go
This could never work. Mobile phone industry is based on consumers buying a whole, expensive phone and replacing it after a year or two. If phones would be modularized, companies would go bankrupt because selling these modules would just not make enough money.
This idea came out a few years back, and I loved it for the customizability. unsure how I feel about google doing this, but we'll see how it plays out.
assassinofdestiny 1) magnets hold them together 2) you should have a case for your phone regardless 3) you say that as if bending down to pick up your phone is a lot of work
Not really though if you'd have a password on it, since the magnets used would only go into the off-state if you'd tell them too. Awesome, isn't it? :D
Ur roommate could just take the whole phone, really there is no difference. If I leave my phone lying around, someone could steal it (a normal, non Ara phone for now). So if I leave a project Ara phone, maybe the thief would "borrow" (steal) a useful component. Or actually maybe the whole phone coz that way the thief leaves no trace behind. And u would most likely put a case on to stop the "problem" of components slipping if the 30N semi permanent, passive electromagnet isn't enough. Or just for the look, you would put a case. But then the phone gets thicker than it already is!! First world problems!!!!
Grammar Nazi And you won't include yourself as an idiot? What's so bad about buying a Samsung phone? People have preferences, and no one is stupid for their decision on which phone they buy. Whether that be a Samsung, Project Ara phone or iPhone.
***** Of course I won't include myself, what am I, an idiot? They just get ripped off by Samsung. It doesn't even feel like a premium phone, especially for that price.
i was working on a similar project like this.but we can also change the ram and processor module. the body was not sleek also the finger print module was biggest challenge.the we also had to maintain the security so no one can get your rom and take advantage of all the saved files. there were lots of challenges and after 2.5 yrs on working on this we lost the funding. sad
I could see this being a way for companies to save money too. Rather than try to come up with phones to meet each particular market or niche, they could just offer up pre-packaged kits to hit each broad section of their market and offer up parts for users to upgrade with as they wish.
iamterence77 I doubt so since it will be a free for all buffet for consumers to choose and buy since the prices of each modules may be reduce drastically within a competitive free market.
Max Ong its a free for all for consumers, but its a suicide path for the suppliers. with so much choice, prices are kept low from the start which implies low profits. if you have low profits and high developments costs (it is a new platform), then the suppliers may not even be interested in the first place. Why sell your product as modules where consumers have tons of choice, when you can sell truckloads to your regular buyers (lg, samsung, apple, sony) which are a much more stable source of revenue, with much larger profit margins.
Can guarantee we still all want an need this technology to exist basically now. Please dint give up on the interchangeable phones. They are important for our future.
I know I wouldn't mind a slightly heavier, chunkier phone. It gives it mass, makes it feel more like you have something in your hand, and not just a little piece of plastic. Great idea, I want to see it when they finish it.
I am one of those 5 billion people that doesn't have a smartphone.... And I would totally buy this. The reason I haven't gotten a smartphone yet is because it's this incredibly expensive thing that only lasts a,few years. This project would completely change that.
A possibility of covering the entire back would be really nice specially for people who won't be choosing to fill in all the gaps. Or maybe 'separate' useless shells can be made or 'dummy' shells to fill in those useless gaps without adding to the weight. Beautiful technology! I wish this project all the success it can get.
Very inspiring stuff! This paradigm is clearly what PC's were supposed to be like, but have never been. And I find it interesting that Google has invested so heavily in robotics technologies, because in science fiction robots are often modular and easily upgraded. I'll be watching this project closely!
I'm so excited about ARA. I really think that this will soon become the new standard in cell phone technology and production. Now make a laptop PC where I can do the same thing. Just like a desktop, I want to be able to go inside, fuck with, switch out, replace, upgrade hardware or the screen, or the keyboard... THAT would be awesome as funk. Anyway, Jam on!
+LAIDBACKMANNER Somehow I think I would end up using one slot for a single chip solution and using the rest for batteries Seriously phone batteries are too low in capacity these days considering how much power the devices draw My iPhone 5S has a 1500mAh battery and at idle the phone draws 200ma per hour When playing games that goes up to 900ma per hour Making a phone call uses 350ma per hour Realistically it should have a damn iPad mini battery in it
+mewantbrains how about a module that adds battery... and you are able to easily swap that out and charge the used up battery? I mean... each one of those modules can have a seperate minibattery in them to sustain thier own needs or just have one of those bigger modules primarely for batteries... just think of it
keep in mind the pieces only come off because the magnet is in the off state. they'd have something on the software side to turn the magnet on and off changing between 3 newtons (easy to pull off but doesn't fall) and 30 newtons. which you couldn't pull off if you tried.
This would have been so much cooler than a folding phone screen.
*W R O N G* ...
It's *WAY* BETTER
Kevin Luna Am I wrong? All the folding phone screens can be indented with your fingernail.
@@tarrute no you're not wrong, you can actually break the screen with your finger...
You could take the front screen off and put a folding screen on instead
True.
Imagine pissing off someone by taking away the screen from their phone
or taking away their camerq so that they can't take pictures 😂
+Sanjidul Haque (Phoenix) Or worst, taking away their mobile storage... "Buy me food or else I'll tweet your ugleh photos!". Probably worst case scenario.
Amirul Asyraf Junaidi ikr
Imagine someone taking away the phone itself.....hahh...grow up dude
SANDIP SAHAREY Too big to hide dude. And still they could ring it to find their phone. Intelligence dude, intelligence. 😂
Imagine turning around to your mother or father and saying "hey, did you see the camera for my phone" lmao
and this "joke" is funny... why exactly? :v
This project is awesome and i hate mobile phones because they aren't customisable like desktop PCs. This is gonna revolutionize mobile phone industry.
No shit? Get over yourself dude
***** Just carry the camera block with you and switch a battery block for the camera if you need it :D
moopsish lol didnt think of that
I think I was was the only person that didn't get mad at you for you're joke lol
Damn this thing was way ahead of its time. If it came out today, it probably would've been a hit
With Project Ara in the news recently (theverge.com/e/7310882), revisit our April interview with the designers:
Skynet convinced Google to move ahead with this project (via surreptitious spoofed emails) to lay the foundation for interchangeable modules for its future MPU's (mobile personnel units). (That's Skynet's new kinder, gentler acronym for them.)
When
Does it come out
Well, if they are looking for people to buy it... Here I am!
Zander D. This product will never be a thing for so many obvious reasons. Just by an iPhone and you be happy
Andy Milne Maybe not so obvious. Can you explain some of them for us?
I love the idea of having a bunch of different parts in your pocket for any situation. Too dark? Replace the current camera with a night vision one. Out of battery? Replace it. Want to play some music? Slide in a speaker.
And recharge the empty battery
The downsides would have been huge. Like take your phone out of your pocket in a hurry and one of the side modules slide and fall off on the floor, street, bus, cab, etc. You talk on the phone and a thief/snatcher subtly steals just one or two modules from behind without you noticing. And to think of the dust accumulation and scratches as result this would have under the modules.
@@gourabsarker6895 Heard of a phone case?
@@freezedriedicecream ok that's another great point. Open the phone case as many times as you want change in functionality. Compared to normal phones where I hardly have to open my case other than once a week to clear out accumulated lint/dust.
If this phone took off, market would have become way different. The components/specific functionality modules would have cost way more than the base model of phone with basic function. Like the Gillette model of business- give them the razor, sell them the blades (in this case different kinds of it).
And for some reason, phone manufacturers think we want FOLDING phones..
Bruh we want the lego phone!!!!!
(´д`)
and now its cancelled
why
@@shy8600 they havent figured it out yet but once they do itll be history..
More likely it will take billions from other companies and so they cant do that bc of money, I doubt the government would let them due to monopolization
They cancelled bc it won't make as much money as making whole phones
They canceled it bc no one cares for having a modular phone ...
"Damn it, where did I leave the camera?"
You thought it was a crisp...
gone up some place unmentionable yesterday, you don't want to know.
lel
Or rather: "I lost the CPU at poker."
This is incredibly exciting. However I do feel that if this form takes off..I'm still going to be paying $150-200 to replace a broken camera module. I simply don't believe this innovation is going to stop big business from screwing people. But seriously keep going, I want this to happen.
It will. Because Third Parties will make their own modules. Kind of like how third parties make Game controls for xboxs and playstations.
sinBLACK420 Right and third-party equipment is notoriously cheap and brittle. It is still a cause for concern.
At least you can easily fix it yourself and be smart on where you get the modules
So those is what kisses me off, they are ripping off a phone called Phonebloks, and guess what the had working prototypes and guess what the had groups like Verizon atnt and Samsung's and many other complains as third parties to creat there own bloks, and the only reason it didn't get in to development was because they where I think 50,000 of the asked donations. Oh and another thing, it would have many price ranges for the bloks them selves. So yeah screw this project.
Jacob Bewley You're mistaken, Phonebloks was the concept that inspired this. Phonebloks never had working prototypes nor did they ever plan on making them. The creator of Phonebloks wanted companies to join together and build a phone that could use modules from different retailers. The 50,000 number you're thinking of was the requirement for a "shout". A shout was a worldwide acknowledgement of the concept on every form of social media.
This project is a HUGE step to the future Phonebloks envisioned. Please educate yourself.
Its basicaly the PC of phones, enabling you to upgrade hardware.
It's*
i hope they can go back to this concept eventually. with the tech now it would even be sleeker than this mockup
This is like desktop computers all over again; replacing ram, hard drive, graphic card etc. We're going in a big circle. Only difference is that, this PC-like device will be in your pocket.
Is that such a bad thing ? I get the impression that you think this is in some way a step back? I don't think so. But i will say that this definitely parallels the pc market in the sense that Apple is the all in one device that can't be modified and Google is the customizable alternative.
www.barronnetwork.com
And look at what that did for PC hardware!
Imagine how far behind we'd be now if you could only buy a PC as a unit item. They'd be more expensive because the volumes of components sold would be much lower. Software (games) couldn't push the latest hardware all the time because people would only buy a whole new PC every 3-4 years and the devs wouldn't want to slash their potential market by coding something only a small percentage could run.
I'd be well happy to have a chubbier phone for those capabilities.
- Today my phone is going to be a 2x4 phone with loads of battery modules.
- Today my phone is going to be a monster 6x4 media device.
- Today my phone is going to be a photographers dream (light meter module?)
You've just described the Mac.
***** And New Mac benefit from PC hardware philosophy. Thanks to that they can choose from all PC compatible components so they can get fast CPUs fast GPUs etc etc. Remember the old i-Mac and old PowerPC with they slow old proprietary technology, they got behind until they switch.
Exactly. This is why hey switched to the Intel Architecture. They were able to pick and choose affordable, high-performance PC components for their non-upgradable unit machines.
Who came after this was cancelled
I've always wondered about this phone since I seen it ages ago. I was hoping this phone would take off. I got a phone that has horrible bluetooth signal and wished I could replace it. Made me think of this.
U like that one of the two replies to this commnet is from 42 min. Ago even tho the comment is 2+years old
*its from another decade*
Me
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@@RubenStim Me
2019... Remembering this
I remember this
"Project Ara will be ready in about a year." Two years later....
Daniel Marrs-Gant and its cancelled
And another two years later~
It failed
5 years later we still disappointed
@@sugarmedication and another...
who's watching in 2020 disappointed that it never made it /:
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Sometimes I forget Google even makes money. Its almost like they do these things with no profit in mind. That's how you make a good company. Make it where people don't even see how you make money of your crazy ass innovations. I love it. Google fanboy here
Nat I don't care if they read it haha. I was just saying they have a very good business model. Sorry if my opinion offended you, I know people are real sensitive these days.
google is a company that is drastically going to change the world they may be the first to create an ai being to start the technological singularity can you imagine what will happen after we create the first computer god... i love google.
You need to innovate to make money. Or steal others innovations.
They make enough money fund shit like this anyways.
+Cleveland Micrfy,oFarms zycyg
***** what? Give them a free service to post their content to? Google has to pay the millions of dollars to upkeep servers, pay deves to keep it updated, and many other things. They shouldn't be able to use Google to put free money in their pocket. If they don't like that, they can go get a real job.
Those fancy magnets and sliding components look like they'd drive up the costs for the phone. I'd forget about making the individual pieces look pretty and just give the phone a nice solid case that encloses all those removable parts.
I agree with Slayer, I think customizing the individual pieces would be costly and I think they should create case that is customizable. This would be cheaper and would probably look a lot better than individual pieces.
I agree that way the components don't need individual casing and it looks normal
I was thinking exactly the same!
Then the device will look like any other phone.
Davin Turner thats kinda the point yet giving us a huge potential of future growth. Most people or reviews don't like the look this might solve that problem.
I'm waiting for the release for now about nearly a year.
Drak aël same here
I have been waiting since the day Phonebloks video was out
😂😂😂
This is not bad. especially for cameras. Cameras are only cameras, they are not night vision cameras, IR cameras, or any other thing that fake apps lead you to believe. With this, you could swap out the camera and put in a laser or a very powerful flashlight.
+Plato they should do it so you dont change it like that , but you change the camera for a better one when it comes out
+iTzzNinjaGames Well that would be the next step, instead of buying a new phone you can go and just buy a new camera module if you need one. Want to game and the phone is too slow.. go buy that brand new GPU module etc.. so basically upgrading components as you feel you need them.
+Kafanska TV Or simply.... if you want a good phone but don't give a DAMN about the camera... well, don't stick one !
+Plato Dont forget that space is evolving fast.... the amount of RAM used in 2010 was a lot less then now... same for the power consumption, if u need more battery life u slide more batteries... I truly believe this modular phone will be the next big thing....it is a concept beyond the evolution of desktop pc!
+Oleg Bezman yea but seems like you will need to choose between battery power or sound.. i would prefer both together
I wanna try this phone out so bad lol. Pretty cool to think if you don't have a good enough of a camera on the phone just upgrade to a new camera module instead of getting a completely new phone. Endless possibilities.
yup, it's great. for example, i'm a broke ass student and even though i want a smartphone with decent or superior camera, all the phones with good camera sensors are extremely expensive, because they do not only offer a good camera but also a bunch of other stuff that i might or might not need but would have to pay for anyway even if i only want the quality camera.
with an ARA phone, however: i could simply purchase a cheap ass phone for basic functionalities that i'll ever need, and buy a camera module to snap it on, and da-dah!!
ø want and upgrade in RAM or SoC to play that new game that just out? no need to buy a whole new phone, snap! upgraded.
ø damaged mic or speaker? snap! replaced.
ø parents want to borrow my phone for a certain function that my phone has that's better than theirs? no need to borrow the whole phone. here, trade the parts for mine!
ø using phone as a backup, hence don't need all these expensive parts? guess what, i'll just trade with my brother's less expensive ones so he can get an upgrade for cheap and i can get some monies dollarzz in return!
ø oh crap, my phone is out of batter and i need to call someone real quick, but i can't find the battery or charge the phone, and i also need to power it on because i don't remember their number! no worries, let me borrow someone's ARA phone and put my internal storage module on, so my data along with all the contacts is instantly on that phone! boom. and not just contacts, exchanging gigabytes of data is now at the snap of a finger!
ø waitaminute, if that's the case i can upgrade the whole phone without having to set up and transfer everything, because i can simply carry the one essential part with all the necessary data on it! what sort or sorcery is this?
ø oh, what is this, a new censor they just developed and just appeared on the market? i guess i'll replace that finger print scanner module with this module of 3D motion scanner then! oh, going to the pool and want to take some shots under water? guess i'll just pop out that 13MP regular camera and put on a lower density, 5MP camera in exchange for water-resistance!
ø i have no need for this 4GB of RAM and in need of some cash, anyone with a 2GB module want to trade? by the way, i don't even need the money, if you have a better camera than mine - then we have a deal.
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yup, definitely endless possibilities.
still looking for the reboot in the future, this just so ahead of it's time
Bring back project ara
Seems like the modules come off way too easy, especially considering you wouldn't change modules very often at all.
It has a toggling magnet on it that keeps them in place from what I understand. So I think you can just lock the modules into place and unlock them after.
I completely agree, on the original phonebloks advertisement on kickstarter, they had screws, it appeared a lot more secure then these sliding parts.
alex d Yeah not like it's hard to unscrew a few screws. Doesn't look as cool though :P
They are held toghter by strong magnets. Also they will let you design your own back cover that goes on top of the back of the phone.
They should make so when the phone is on, the magnets are active and hold them and when the phone is off, the magnets inactive and you can take them out.
This project has piqued my interest for a wee while now. I have my doubts that big manufacturers will run with this...but it would be amazing if they did.
No headphone jack?
Edit: saw the new video they let out; it has a headphone jack now.
+AVM3798 I saw the new video they let out; it has a headphone jack.
It's cancelled
All I can think about is how I would be compulsively sliding the modules I don't need on and off the phone as I use it. O.o
+Aaron Z yep Haha
I've broken so many cases doing that 😅
I remember looking forward to this and forgotten what happened to it
This is the future. Sorry Apple.
Apple will copy this, dont you worry.
This NOT the future, Apple don't copy this crap..this reminds me of the pencil from the 90's if u miss one piece of the pencil you be screw
muhammed shayan Its not like the pieces will fall off every time you pick them up, magnets can be very powerful, and the magnets will have to be switched off when you replace parts.
Lucas Zhou that's called "ripping off"
pls, apple users never cared about things being modular the new imac doesn't even have replaceable RAM.
I could see how fired up he was by this
Need this now more than ever mobile gaming is growing so fast
So true
"2024, huh? Any updates on where this project stands?"
It was canceled years ago.
@@saadjameel1820 I think it's actually kinda cool
@@JannesDragon It's cool and useful. But sadly it was cancelled.
If i drop it on the floor.... Will the parts start vibrating and come closer to the device and rejoin by themselves.
lmao
Lol, like in Iron Giant!
It would be amazing if Google revived this as a pixel device. They could brag about reducing e-waste too.
I remember hearing about this project a few years back. Excited to see that this concept is really in motion.
If they ever come back to this, imagine what they could do with current tech.
Nah, stupid techtubers would just criticize it to oblivion and just say, I won't recommend this to anyone, it's cool, but no.
They'll also just glorify folding phones even more while using this a bad example.
@@sahilmeena8018 Aside from the risk of losing modules I really don't see any problems with this.
The environmental impact of the phone will be amazing. Less phone garbage. Need a newer processor? Don't need to buy a whole be phone, just buy the processor. Want a better camera? Don't need to buy a new phone, just buy a better camera. What about the old pieces? You recycle them.
Or resell the old parts. There's that too!
Trouble is all the parts would need to be compatible with the platform. You'll start getting different generations of parts that aren't compatible with each other, or newer versions of android that don't support old components, etc. I doubt they could come up with much of a solution for that issue other than having a hardware approval process and that'd probably be the most bloated part of the entire venture :/
True. We'll have to see if they make a good system that's friendly for mainstream users.
sinephase all the parts would be compatable. Android is currently in that boat.I'd say its likely that the main OS would exist on the same module as the cpu, removing issues with version compatability, and other modules that can handle memory storage would simply store the data in a way that was generic such as xml or json or some other universal format. Not just he drive filesystem, but the contacts for instance, so that data thats normaly stuck to the phone is available as the os improves, which sould of course still be available as soft upgrades tot he cpu module.
I think the concept is brilliant.
Dave Vaughan
It'll be interesting to see what they do to solve those kinds of issues, and you aren't really addressing newer versions of android not supporting old modules. It's inevitable unless Google can control it somehow (if they even plan to) and it's really no different than say, installing a newer android build for your phone and your wifi or camera stops working because there are no drivers for it.
Okay google, bring this back
I would try it out, but I suggest them making cases or something that will secure the chips together without any falling off problems or any concerns to the user of the phone.
Oh my god yes that's what's needed
Yes. At least a better locking mechanism (as cool as the magnets are). Imagine using the phone and you accidentally slide the battery out, or drop the phone.
Woo im smart now
Sub Ripper I do believe the lock function makes it impossible for you to take it out, unless you force it really hard but at that point you will break the frame anyway
No brainer. eBay will be full of cases week 1 after the release just like any other phone release!
*Definitely buying it*
The left guy's head dance at 0:08 LOL
swiggity swooty
Erick Cordova
HAHA!
this is actually pretty cool. its like a phone you can custom like a pc. I would def hope theres a part that is an upgraded soundcard so i can have super hq audio on the go
Yeah, a more powerful headphone amp would be sweet.
R.I.P. This amazing idea
This could never work. Mobile phone industry is based on consumers buying a whole, expensive phone and replacing it after a year or two. If phones would be modularized, companies would go bankrupt because selling these modules would just not make enough money.
It's been 9 years 😢
I can already see a Con is that people will be snapping modules in and out all the time when they feel bored 😭EZ fixed with a case
This idea came out a few years back, and I loved it for the customizability. unsure how I feel about google doing this, but we'll see how it plays out.
Eagerly waiting for these kinda phone
WHY DIDNT WE GET THIS BRING IT back
I am definitely interested in buying a phone like this.
18 months later and still no Project Ara release :( I seriously want to see this become a thing.
6 years later and still not here
I am holding on my my note 2 until this bad boy is open to the public or I get a demo version.
I'm gonna make my own next week. I'll give you one :-)
Zack Jenkins thanks 😉
***** hes probably lieing
craftxbox never!!!
how do you know
But the million dollar question is: Will it transform into robot as well?
+joseph971 Yes, you just need to buy thte right parts.
+darkfight light exodia
Roberto Rosas Jr.
it's not that powerfull mate.
darkfight light I know but your comment reminded me of it haha
but can it shoot Bowser's?
Great now when i drop my phone on top of picking it up i have to put it back together too.
No the parts kinda lock in place and wont slip out
assassinofdestiny 1) magnets hold them together 2) you should have a case for your phone regardless 3) you say that as if bending down to pick up your phone is a lot of work
+assassinofdestiny Google killed it like everything else
Not anymore LOL Ars failed.
Thanks to Google
2019. And I'm still waiting for this phone to come out
Yahya Hamdallah it’s cancelled.
2020 Remembering This 😢
I have been waiting this for 4 years.
And now, I'm still waiting.
It was sadly cancelled
Идёшь... Идёшь... и вдруг WiFi отвалился :D
It is both nostalgic and mind-blowing that this innovative idea is from almost 8 years ago. Kinda sad they scrapped it.
Bad that they stopped this project. I rather have one of this than having an iPhone.
2018 still not here 😢
It was cancelled like a year ago.
so one day when i wake up in my dorm room now i can find out that my roommate 'borrowed' my phones processor
Not really though if you'd have a password on it, since the magnets used would only go into the off-state if you'd tell them too. Awesome, isn't it? :D
Tony2dH Although 30N is fairly strong, it isn't so strong that a person couldn't still force the module off the endo.
Ur roommate could just take the whole phone, really there is no difference. If I leave my phone lying around, someone could steal it (a normal, non Ara phone for now). So if I leave a project Ara phone, maybe the thief would "borrow" (steal) a useful component. Or actually maybe the whole phone coz that way the thief leaves no trace behind. And u would most likely put a case on to stop the "problem" of components slipping if the 30N semi permanent, passive electromagnet isn't enough. Or just for the look, you would put a case. But then the phone gets thicker than it already is!! First world problems!!!!
The processor is in the base.
Fairphone: Are you challenging me?
Honey have you seen my blocks..
I think the dog ate them
I hope this takes off. I would buy it to replace my htc phone
I don't think that this can replace it. ;)
Grammar Nazi Why not?
*****
Because people are buying Samsung smartphones, so much idiots on this planet. :
Grammar Nazi And you won't include yourself as an idiot? What's so bad about buying a Samsung phone? People have preferences, and no one is stupid for their decision on which phone they buy. Whether that be a Samsung, Project Ara phone or iPhone.
*****
Of course I won't include myself, what am I, an idiot? They just get ripped off by Samsung. It doesn't even feel like a premium phone, especially for that price.
Still hoping someday it will come around 😔
Yea it was actually revolutionary
You can upgrade and make ur own cosmetics like a skull
i was working on a similar project like this.but we can also change the ram and processor module. the body was not sleek also the finger print module was biggest challenge.the we also had to maintain the security so no one can get your rom and take advantage of all the saved files.
there were lots of challenges and after 2.5 yrs on working on this we lost the funding. sad
Watching these @2020, still cannot find smart stuff like these
if I dropped the phone I think phone parts will fly every ware LoL
+Kizmaro me to
+TheGamingCave at least you can replace the screen when it cracks really easely and maby even get an upgrade :/.
i'm waiting of this phone.
+Luc van Driel yeah😊
it use magnets to lock parts
+Kizmαro ε: I think they would likely include the basic ones i.e camera, speaker, battery ect
Definitely want to see this project become real in the consumer market.
For sure!
It won't for a long time
I can imagine myself asking “Hey has anyone seen my phone’s battery?”
I actually like the aesthetic elegance of Ara. Would look great in all black or gold or white
_Ara~ Ara~_
I could see this being a way for companies to save money too. Rather than try to come up with phones to meet each particular market or niche, they could just offer up pre-packaged kits to hit each broad section of their market and offer up parts for users to upgrade with as they wish.
the issue is that making modules isn't as profitable as making entire phones. I think they will be spending more money going with ara.
iamterence77 I doubt so since it will be a free for all buffet for consumers to choose and buy since the prices of each modules may be reduce drastically within a competitive free market.
Max Ong its a free for all for consumers, but its a suicide path for the suppliers. with so much choice, prices are kept low from the start which implies low profits.
if you have low profits and high developments costs (it is a new platform), then the suppliers may not even be interested in the first place. Why sell your product as modules where consumers have tons of choice, when you can sell truckloads to your regular buyers (lg, samsung, apple, sony) which are a much more stable source of revenue, with much larger profit margins.
Can guarantee we still all want an need this technology to exist basically now. Please dint give up on the interchangeable phones. They are important for our future.
"Innovation under time pressure is higher quality innovation"... and excellent remark!
"a year from now" 😂😂
I need this phone. Modular is the way to go.
If this does make it to the markets it will make history.. I mean.. How awesome would be to swap phone jocks on the go
*ara ara*
A man of culture i see
They probably stopped them from doing this because it will destroy the economy of all the other brands like Apple and samsung……
I know I wouldn't mind a slightly heavier, chunkier phone. It gives it mass, makes it feel more like you have something in your hand, and not just a little piece of plastic. Great idea, I want to see it when they finish it.
"Hey, is that a 20MP camera? I'll had you my 3000MaH Battery and 20 bucks for that! How's the deal?"
Lel, I have both of the features on my phone.
Thicker, heavier with less battery life. Oh, they mentioned more expensive? Sign me up!!!
Finally, a phone for every man
When this comes out we won't have to upgrade to a new phone every year and simply just swap out parts
the only thing I see wrong is that every one will have the same phone and the smartphone market might lose creativity
+alexander thomas s
I am one of those 5 billion people that doesn't have a smartphone.... And I would totally buy this. The reason I haven't gotten a smartphone yet is because it's this incredibly expensive thing that only lasts a,few years. This project would completely change that.
A possibility of covering the entire back would be really nice specially for people who won't be choosing to fill in all the gaps. Or maybe 'separate' useless shells can be made or 'dummy' shells to fill in those useless gaps without adding to the weight.
Beautiful technology! I wish this project all the success it can get.
it's been more than 1 year.. come on bro
This is what you call innovation Apple, take note.
This is what you call a huge fail hahaha
Are you sure Daniel? *cough cough* Motorola *cough"
Like Motorola is successful.. oh wait
You call constant delays and then cancellation innovation?!
Very inspiring stuff! This paradigm is clearly what PC's were supposed to be like, but have never been. And I find it interesting that Google has invested so heavily in robotics technologies, because in science fiction robots are often modular and easily upgraded. I'll be watching this project closely!
I love this idea.. it's completely out of this world. as a matter of fact, I would absolutely love to have such a phone. all the best Google!!!
You guys should work on better batteries, like ones that would last for days. plz
There are plenty of people working on that.
How about using standard batteries, like AAA?
How about changing to a newer silicon supercapacitor could charge in seconds and last for a week!!!
Graphene carbon nano-tube supercapacitor
James Grieshaber i know but no ones making them
0:08 is that
🍎???
...And let the nostalgic feeling of a LEGO structure falling apart fill your soul, when you drop it on the floor...
I'm so excited about ARA. I really think that this will soon become the new standard in cell phone technology and production. Now make a laptop PC where I can do the same thing. Just like a desktop, I want to be able to go inside, fuck with, switch out, replace, upgrade hardware or the screen, or the keyboard... THAT would be awesome as funk. Anyway, Jam on!
LAIDBACKMANNER I think Razer had a project which had the parts of a PC in small boxes and you just push them into the case and it works.
+LAIDBACKMANNER Somehow I think I would end up using one slot for a single chip solution and using the rest for batteries
Seriously phone batteries are too low in capacity these days considering how much power the devices draw
My iPhone 5S has a 1500mAh battery and at idle the phone draws 200ma per hour
When playing games that goes up to 900ma per hour
Making a phone call uses 350ma per hour
Realistically it should have a damn iPad mini battery in it
+mewantbrains how about a module that adds battery... and you are able to easily swap that out and charge the used up battery? I mean... each one of those modules can have a seperate minibattery in them to sustain thier own needs or just have one of those bigger modules primarely for batteries... just think of it
There are limitations to the size of the modules so I think multiple small batteries would be more easily manageable
It boggles my mind that they want to make an upgradable phone and they have a mac at the beginning of the video rofl
Upgradeable phone, not computer!
This is the exactly something new ...not copy apple 😹👍
keep in mind the pieces only come off because the magnet is in the off state. they'd have something on the software side to turn the magnet on and off changing between 3 newtons (easy to pull off but doesn't fall) and 30 newtons. which you couldn't pull off if you tried.
I wouldn't mind having a fat phone when I needed it! Like a huge battery for camping or road trip. Or a thin phone for texting out on the town.
make it happen @google
buddy you're like 10 years too late