Google’s first test market for Project Ara will be Puerto Rico

As a follow-up to our previous post— Google to test its first modular smartphone in Puerto Rico—here is a short article by Nicole Lee (for engadget.com). I think it is pretty funny that the Ara phones will be sold in Puerto Rico at mobile «food trucks» in various popular locations throughout the island. See original article in the link below:

Want to get your first taste of Project Ara, Google’s modular phone project? You might have to move to Puerto Rico. That’s because Google has designated the US territory as the market pilot site for Project Ara. Why Puerto Rico? Well, according to Paul Eremenko, Project Ara’s lead, the island is very «well-connected» and has a designated free trade zone that would make it easy to get developer modules from around the world. Puerto Rico also apparently has a very diverse «mobile-first» market, and entry-level phones make up a…