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#Project Ara: Motorola And 3d Systems will 3d-print modular cell phones 3d printed modular cell phone. Motorola announced last month a plan for a modular smartphone.##Project Ara will be a simple way for users to individualize their phones, swapping out parts like the battery and camera until users have#a phone that s#just for them. They plan on doing that with 3-D printing.####The company has inked a deal#with 3d Systems, a global 3-D printing manufacturing company, to help produce parts of the phone. Assuming the projectstill officially in developmenttakes off, 3d Systems would be#a##multi-year###production partner, making smartphone##enclosures and modules##for the Google-owned phone company. There s#reason to be skeptical#of modular phone technology, but Project Ara does get a pedigree boost#from former DARPA director and now-Google exec Regina Dugan, and having the weight of a big tech company behind it doesn t hurt. Motorola says they ll be releasing more details on the project in the coming months. Photo credit: Engadget Via Pop Sci Share Thissubscribedel. icio. usfacebookredditstumbleupontechnorat i

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