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Google to buy patents from defunct Modu

Shane McGlaun, May 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google is always innovating with new research and breakthroughs of its own. The company is also sitting on a giant bankroll that allows it to buy up companies and patents that are for tech that it thinks would be good for its offerings too. You might recall that Modu that had an interesting modular mobile phone. The core mobile phone part of the Modu system could be removed from its sleeve and placed in another one to suit the need and style of the user at any given time. Read The Full Story

Modu T touchscreen modular phone packs Brew OS; Android Modu W still to come

Chris Davies, Oct 11th 2010 Discuss [3]

Modu held their launch event for the Modu T over the weekend, but expectations that it would be the company's first Android smartphone were disappointed. Instead, the Modu T runs Qualcomm's Brew OS - like the HTC Smart - on a QSC6270 processor, with a custom swipe-controlled UI and a 2.2-inch 240 x 320 touchscreen. Read The Full Story

Modu’s Android T Phone set for October 10th release

Chris Davies, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [2]

The Android-powered Modu T Phone is set to make its official debut on October 10 2010, according to a press conference invite sent to Gadgety. Like the company's previous model, the T Phone will consist of a core unit and various accessory jackets; the T Phone runs Android and has a touchscreen, and is roughly the size of a credit card, but can be slotted into peripheral cases to add hardware keyboards, stereo speakers and other optional controls. Definitive hardware specifications are in short supply, but Modu's own T Phone teaser does say that the core handset will have 2GB of memory, some sort of memory card slot and come in both 3.5G and 2.75G versions. It's also said to be the lightest touchscreen phone in the world. Read The Full Story

Modu T Phone breaks cover

Shane McGlaun, Jun 4th 2010 Discuss [2]

It has been a long time since we talked about anything from the Modu phone line. You might recall that this was the mobile phone that was very tiny and could be put into different covers to completely change the layout and style of the phone. Read The Full Story

Modu planning Android jacket for modular cellphone

Chris Davies, Oct 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

Modular phone manufacture Modu have already discussed their plans for next-gen 3G and tablet-style devices, but now the company is talking about adding a splash of Android to the mixture. Speaking to TechRadar, Modu CEO Dov Moran revealed that "we're also planning to have a jacket based on Android, which will enable programming capability [on the Modu unit], but these plans are too early to expose." Read The Full Story

Modu 2 with 3.5G and touchscreen hitting US & Europe in 2010

Chris Davies, Aug 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

Modu's modular-jacket cellphone may already be on sale in Israel, but don't expect to see it land in the US or the UK any time soon; according to the company, "the device just isn't good enough for demanding Brits and Americans who like to surf the internet and stay connected." CEO Dov Moran followed up that slice of honesty (or was it a snub against the other locations the first-gen Modu will see a release in?) with the news that the Modu 2 will arrive in 2010 offering both a touchscreen and a full QWERTY jacket. Read The Full Story

Modu modular phones now on sale: small in size and features

Chris Davies, Jul 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Modular phone manufacturer Modu can proudly confirm it finally has a shipping product, as the handset launches on Israeli carrier Cellcom. Mobo report that the core handset itself, while impressively (world record holdingly) small, is in fact really too compact for regular use, and the four supplied "express jackets" add nothing but 80s-designs and full-sized buttons. Read The Full Story

Modu unveil modular cellphone jackets, promise big MWC launch news

Chris Davies, Feb 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

Modu have unveiled their first production handset range, each jacket using the company's compact modular mobile phone. The central unit - which has 2GB of storage, a custom OS and GUI, and can be used on its own via a seven-key interface - can be slotted into a number of different housings; Modu's initial production jackets all resemble traditional cellphones, but the company is also promising more unusual designs such as the core device slotting into a car stereo or UMPC-style handheld. Read The Full Story