Google's Project Ara is hoping to make a modular phone a real thing

Sure, this might not be as pretty as some of the flagship phones available from Apple and Samsung, but for what it is -- a functional phone -- I cannot get enough of this concept! Why shouldn't a phone have upgradeable parts that can be swapped whenever you want? Not to mention the ability to reduce waste by not having to replace an entire phone every few years (or every year).

Google's Project Ara looks like it just might be the one to change that. Their modular phone concept is going into beta which hopefully means a real product within a few years' time. I want in.