Google Inc. is planning a "modular" smartphone that consumers can configure with different features, executives said on Tuesday.
Google envisions hardware modules, such as a camera or blood-sugar monitor, that would be available in an "app store," like its own Google Play store for software applications.
The modules would fit into a metal "endoskeleton" designed for the phone, which Google calls Project Ara. Flat rectangular "modules" can be slotted into this frame, where they will be held in place by magnets, designers said.
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Originally published in The Wall Street Journal.
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