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Kite DIY Modular Smartphone

Kite breaks up the smartphone into pieces, creating a set of building blocks that you can use to create any device that needs the features of a smartphone: high performance in a battery powered mobile form factor, augmented by complete connectivity and great multimedia features.  

Kite empowers anyone to build a smartphone with nothing more than a 3D printer and a screwdriver.  Kite’s architecture allows anyone to build the devices of their dreams by changing the casing, antennas, batteries, and adding custom electronics.  

If you are a DIY enthusiast, Kite gives you the never-before opportunity to put together your own Smartphone. For the Maker in you, Kite and your “maker” expertise easily helps you build bespoke phones using off-the-shelf components.  And for the wizards of custom ROMs, Android, 3D Printing, the Raspberry Pi and related worlds, Kite is your open smartphone platform for innovation!

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Just a second while I check my backpack for a 3D printer.

If you don’t have access to a personal 3D printer, you should try visiting a makerspace! Kind of a defining feature of them is having 3D printers, though they also have lots of other tools for DIY projects and such. The Maker Map is an attempt to catalogue them all, but if you don’t see one in the area you should also search online through DuckDuckGo or another search engine

Many public libraries also have 3D printers, check their website or give them a call to find out!