The Spanish company has developed a modular tablet, in collaboration with the South Korean giant Samsung. It goes on sale in 2014, although allowed to book the first units on the Internet.
The concept of modular electronics, known in the old PC world, these days comes to smartphones (Motorola Ara presented his project in October) and tablets. Yesterday was presented in Madrid which will be the first modular tablet made in Spain , with Samsung as a supplier of hardware but whose engineering is at 100%, the work of national companies.
The idea is that the user can go exchanging or renewing parts of the device. “be the end of planned obsolescence” , proclaimed defenders of modular electronics. It is also a fully customizable product.
tablet called Click Arm , will be manufactured in Spain from May 2014, but since the first units can be booked through the web. If you prefer to wait, it is expected that the distribution is done through small computer stores.
“The concept is a matrix motherboard to which you can add, remove or change [Component as] RAM storage memory, processor (Samsung Exynos range) and as the communication modules (Wi-Fi, 3G/4G, Bluetooth, GPS, sensors, cameras, etc.. “explains imasd (formerly NTK), the Spanish company creator Click Arm.
How much?
standard motherboard is priced at 72 euros. On it, you can add, for example, a CPU and RAM, so the price goes up to 148 euros. After a storage modulus (the cheapest, 8 gigs, raises the price to 168 euros). If you want a data connection, the cheapest (2G + voice) of imasd rises to 187.20 euros. With GPS module, front and rear cameras, a standard 10.1-inch screen and a battery of 8,000 milliamps, the price has now risen to 236.20 euros. This can then attach USB ports, audio output, a cover, radio, NFC connectivity and / or RFID, etc.. In total, depending on the components, tablet Click Arm can range from 300 to 1000 euros .
The Spanish companyimasd has led the project, which involved an investment of two million euros. Sources close to the company say that the welcome EXPANSION is being “very good” and that in the medium term are expected creation of 200 jobs , direct and indirect.
Samsung provides some hardware, such as processor, while the matrix motherboard and software are handled by other Spanish imasd and engineering, as Itaym, TICPLAS, Mount Opentix or TEF. The design, meanwhile, is Italian.
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