Modu

Modu was an Israeli mobile phone company founded in 2007 by Dov Moran. The company invented the Modu, a modular cellular device which could be used in various other devices. Modu held the record for the world's lightest mobile phone[1] and it was the first modular cellphone.[2] The Modu phone enabled users to personalize their mobile's looks and features by inserting it into a range of unique phone enclosures, known as Modu jackets. The jackets available were keyboard, sporty chassis, camera, and MP3 player.[3]

Modu
IndustryTelecommunications
FounderDov Moran
HeadquartersKfar Saba, Israel
Area served
Israel and worldwide
ServicesMobile phone services
Number of employees
130+
Websitewww.modumobile.com

It was launched in Israel in June 2009.[4]

Modu was headquartered in Kfar Saba and had over 130 employees. Engadget reported that Modu would cease operations in February 2011 as it attempted to pay back debts and salaries owed to its workers.[5]

In mid-May 2011, Google acquired several Modu Mobile patents for $4.9 million.[6] In 2013, Google-owned Motorola announced it was developing a modular phone called Project Ara.

Core: The modu 1 Phone

The Modu 1 phone contains 2GB of internal memory and a music player.

gollark: You can do that while it's running.
gollark: No, boot the computer as normal, and once it BOOTS UP swap out the EEPROM.
gollark: Put the blank EEPROM in a computer or something (remove the existing one, it can work without it, just not boot), run `flash [code to put on the EEPROM]`.
gollark: Flash an EEPROM.
gollark: <@241464500258209793> They run code off EEPROMs. Because you can't put a disk in and they don't run OpenOS, you have a limited set of functions available, listed here (roughly): https://ocdoc.cil.li/tutorial:custom_oses.

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