In the movies, everything is modular. Some big gun fell off the spaceship when it crashed? Good thing you can just pick it up and fire it as-is (looking at you, Guardians of the Galaxy 2). Hyperdrive ...

Microsoft has patented a “modular computing device” that would enable people to put together the exact PC components they want, allowing for replacement of certain parts rather than forcing people to ...

Motorola has announced a free open hardware platform for smartphones called “Project Ara.” The goal is to create a modular smartphone that would allow users to swap hardware components at will.

Developers need rapid prototyping tools to get ideas into working order so they can eventually get to market more quickly. I spoke with Dung Dang, a Texas Instruments (TI) application engineer, about ...

Apple has filed a new patent that outlines a future device where a phone can transform into a full-fledged camera system by attaching a dedicated camera module, marking a major departure from current ...

Facebook acquired Bay Area startup Nascent Objects and its modular electronics platform, a software solution that expedites the process for building objects such as 3D-printed hardware, as reported by ...

The maker space has seen its share of modular hardware projects, to be sure, (including ones pertaining to handsets), but one Dave Hakkens is looking to push things even further with Phonebloks, which ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft unveiled some intriguing changes to its Surface Hub 2 earlier this week.

Modular hardware hasn't exactly resonated with consumers. PC-on-a-stick devices like Intel's Compute Stick and the sea of me-too devices that followed seemingly vanished overnight. Similarly, modular ...

Car manufacturers struggle to meet consumer demands to keep pace, implementing the latest technology in cars rolling off the assembly line. This has been a difficult task, due to the cost and ...

It's an interesting moment to contemplate the future of DC fast charging for electric cars right now. Electric cars with 200 miles or more of range are starting to hit the market, with half a dozen ...

Researchers demonstrated a scalable, modular hardware platform that integrates thousands of interconnected qubits onto a customized integrated circuit. This 'quantum-system-on-chip' (QSoC) ...