Modu unveils modular mobile phone
Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:45
israeli start-up Modu has unveiled a modular mobile phone. The Modu phone can be slipped into a wide variety of modu jackets - stylishly designed phone enclosures - and modu mates - modu-enabled consumer electronics devices. The company has already signed distribution agreements for the product with Telecom Italia, VimpelCom and Cellcom in Israel, with the first models expected to hit the market in Q4. Partners also include consumer electronics manufacturers who have signed up to develop Modu mates such as MP3 players, digital photo frames, cameras and DECT phones. One of the first such partners is Blaupunkt. Universal Music has also partned with Modu to develop customised modu jackets. Modu was established by Dov Moran and several of his colleagues from Msystems, a company he founded and sold to SanDisk in 2006. Modu will have its official launch at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
