Google debuts Project Ara prototype

Google's Project Ara is based on the notion of open hardware: that hardware should be as customizable and flexible as software. The project's team has created a smartphone -- the prototype of which it just debuted -- that hosts this notion of modular capability. The phone is not ready for market, but Google demonstrates it is actively working on making it a consumer reality.

Background:

Google details its ambitious Project Ara modular smartphone [PC World]

Google To Host Project Ara Developer’s Conference For Swappable Smartphone; Offering Live Stream [IBT]

Google moves ahead with modular smartphones [Blouin Beat]