VIDEO: Google Isn't the Only One Making a Modular Smartphone by Now...Welcome the "PuzzlePhone" by Circular Devices

It Looks like Google's Modular Project Ara Smartphone has Some Fresh Competition. Circular Devices has been Working on the 'Puzzlephone', a Simpler Take on Android Phones that you Can Upgrade Yourself. Instead of Letting you Replace Things Piece-by-Piece, it Divides Parts into "the Brain" (Core Electronics and Camera), "the Heart" (Battery and Secondary Tech) and "the Spine" (LCD, Speakers and Basic Shape). It's Not as Flexible as Ara but, it Promises a Sleeker Design that still Includes Real Futureproofing; you Can Swap in a New Module When you Want a Faster Processor, a Fresh Battery or New Features.


The Goal is to Have a Base Phone that Can Last for 10 Years, Rather than 2 or 3. You Won't Have to Wait Too Long to Give the 'Puzzlephone' a Try... if Everything Goes According to Plan. Circular Devices is Near the Prototype Stage and Hopes to Have a Shipping Product in the 2nd Half of 2015 but, a Finished Release is Contingent on Additional Funding. It also Faces an Uphill Battle When Project Ara has the Full Support of Both Google and Hardware Partners. Still, it's Good to Know that, an Alternative to Ara Exists -- you Hopefully Won't Have to Settle for a Single Approach to Modular Mobile Computing.




Info Sources:

http://www.puzzlephone.com

http://gizmodo.com/modular-puzzlephone-concept-would-last-up-to-10-years-1665123783

http://vimeo.com/79022625