Ever since Google’s Project Ara debuted, consumers have been interested in the possibility of a customized smartphone with hot-swappable modules and varying functionality that can be changed on the fly depending on the user’s needs. Today, Google gave a major update on where the program is and where it’s headed through 2015.
Right now, Google is focused on building what it calls the Spiral 2 device, a new version of the hardware that will include multiple modules, greater flexibility, the option to swap out the battery while the device is in low power mode, and the opportunity to use multiple antennas for better signal sourcing and multiple carrier support. Spiral 2 also shifts from FPGA’s (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) to ASICs — specialized application-specific integrated circuits with superior performance and generally lower power consumption compared to FPGAs.
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