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more about #openmoko Avastmateys: If you buy a computer for someone who's part Amish, do yourself a favor and do what I did. I bought my dad a new notebook but it was under the conditi... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I heard bad stuff about that I Can Has Cheezburger book... like it not having most of the classics. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: PSP, it's like a nut you can play with outside. [xspblog.com] more » notlikeacat: I worked at a store that sold those fake cats way before Saint AlGore invented the internet. I have always thought them creepy. more » infmom: I would love forever someone who gave me a Roku box. I already got Netflix. :) more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: These items are too progressive. You don't throw the kid on a two-wheeled bike who's never ridden one before. That's why we have training wheels. Y... more » omgwtflolbbqbye: I think this would be a good gift for them too, especially if they're the type of person who likes to proudly gifts and knickknacks on their office de... more » nutbastard: i run wiki2touch on my ipod touch - it's *wonderful* you have to jailbreak, and installation is a bit wonky, but once you get it all going properly, ... more » Slack3r78: Hey, look, everybody, OpenMoko's doing something that makes no sense, but is focused on cramming OSS places in an awkward fashion. Imagine that. more » OCEntertainment: "Fun fact: it was designed by Thomas Meyerhoffer, who ...helped design the Chumby" Yeah. I can see that. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Needs "Don't Panic" written on it somewhere. more » Michai: At $99 you can pick up a used GPS with more features and funtionality. I personally hate all e-reader inspired gadgets. They will never bridge the gap... more » chefgon: I would have adored this thing in 1998. more » damnelantra™: also... its $299 now [us.direct.openmoko.com] more » damnelantra™: ok, so they are not building any new phones. no biggy. the whole idea behind this phone is the outside FIC contributions. this is a user generated cod... more » -
#giftguide
Gifts For People Who've Never Heard of the Internet
Working, playing and socializing on the internet can give you tunnel vision. What about the technophobes? The luddites? The olds? What can you give someone like that? Here are the best gifts for people who just don't "get" the internet. More »
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#ereaders
WikiReader Puts Wikipedia in Your Pocket, Forgets We're in 2009
3 buttons, 3 million topics: Wikipedia in the palm of your hand. OpenMoko's $99 WikiReader arrives today, and could be useful for kids (or luddites), but it's an odd little gadget in a world of 3G smartphones. More » -
#openmoko
Openmoko Cancels FreeRunner GTA03
Openmoko's FreeRunner, the original open source (hardware and software) Linux phone, made us oh so excited back in the day, before Android and the iPhone. And now it's dead. UPDATED. More » -
#android
Android-Powered OpenMoko FreeRunner Spotted
OpenMoko built the first 100% open-source smartphone—hardware and software both—when Android was but a glimmer in Larry and Sergey's eye. But now, the FreeRunner hardware is officially kissing its open-source cousin OS, Android. -
#opensource
OpenMoko GTA02 Handset Rumored to Join the Android Party
OpenMoko, stalwarts of the open source gadget movement, have announced their intentions to develop an Android-compatible handset for release as early as November. According to AndroidGuys, the alleged Android phone will operate under the project name "GTA02" and resemble something like the Neo FreeRunner. The phone is said to have a 2.8-inch, 640x480 screen, Wi-Fi, 3 axis accelerometer, 400-500 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, 256 MB NAND Flash, A-GPS and a "laser pen." More » -
#openmoko
OpenMoko Smartphone Doing the Full Open Monty, Releasing Chip Schematics For Building Your Own
They've already released the CAD files for modding the case into a lobster phone (please, someone?), and now the OpenMoko folks are going all the way with their Neo Freerunner Linux smartphone, opening up the schematics for all to see and use under a Creative Commons license. This includes not only the full schematics for the phone's PCBs, but also for the individual chips inside, for seeing exactly how the GPS ties into the system, for instance. The Freerunner phone itself is still mostly a developer's tool, so this move makes a lot of sense for that crowd. Full details follow. More » -
#cellphones
OpenMoko Neo Freerunner Finally Available on July 4th
The OpenMoko Neo Freerunner we caught back in January will be available to order on July 4th. That makes the Linux-based cellphone a perfect birthday gift for Uncle Sam, assuming he's into shell commands. It'll run $400, press release after the jump. [OpenMoko] More » -
#linux
OpenMoko Neo Freerunner Pricing Details Surface
The OpenMoko Neo Freerunner has been in the making since before the Jurassic period, but it looks like official word has now been released regarding the final pricing details. The Linux based cellphone will retail at $399 for a single unit and $3690 for a pack containing ten handsets. More » -
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#openmoko
Design and Make Your Own OpenMoko Phone
OpenMoko is taking its open philosophy a step beyond its Linux soul and has released the CAD (computer-aided design) files for the Neo1973, allowing you to design and create your own body for the phone. The catch for selfish bastards is that it's under a ShareAlike Creative Commons license, so you've gotta make w/ the show and tell if you whip up a pocket-size Second Coming. [OpenMoko] -
#cellphones
OpenMoko Neo Freerunner Linux Smartphone Hands-on
The Gadget: OpenMoko's just-announced Neo Freerunner, which is the mass-market version of their previous Neo 1973 phone.
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#smartphones
OpenMoko Launches Neo FreeRunner Open-Source Smartphone for the Masses
OpenMoko today announced the Neo FreeRunner, a mass-market version of the Neo 1973 open-source phone, and will be showing it off at CES next week. The phone will have the same "overall look and feel" as the developers' product, but it has a faster 500MHz processor, 3D graphics, and a new lineup of open-source mobile apps. It's a GSM tri-band world phone with either 850MHz or 900MHz on the low end, and it has 802.11b/g as well for hotspot action. Oh, and it will also have motion sensors for gesture-based activity. Pretty cool stuff, but as yet, there's no pricing or availability announced. Stay tuned, or jump for the press release. More » -
#revealed
Dash Express Runs on OpenMoko FOSS Platform, Nerds' Heads Explode
Today we learned that the seductively interactive Dash Express GPS navigator is using the OpenMoko open-source mobility platform that led to the Neo 1973 smartphone. This makes the Dash the first product based on OpenMoko's GTA0X reference design, with GPS hardware designed to order by OpenMoko and its parent company, FIC. Did we need one more reason to love this thing? Well, we got it. (There's a press release down below.) More » -
#cellphones
Wired's Open Phone Round-Up Tells the Bleak Truth
Rob Beschizza, lead blogger at Wired's Gadgetlab, has a popular article up glancing at the world of open source and unlocked phones like the Neo1973 from OpenMoko and Nokia's N series tablets. It does feel good to read about the theoretical of openness of these phones, some available now but not that open, some coming soon. But the truth seems to be that none of these are as polished as Apple's (even the Moto and Nokia examples here). And even for Apple's, the programs came quite quickly from those already familiar with writing for OS X. The energy in a device's dev community, recognized or not, is not to be underestimated in the success of it. That's more important than any official thumbs up by the manufacturers. Openness in a phone counts for nothing if no one gives a shit about it. [Wired] -
#openup
OpenMoko Developer Preview Kit Unboxing: Wow, That's a Lot of Stuff
Someone got their OpenMoko Neo Advanced developer preview phone kit in the mail, so naturally the first thing they did was throw the Christmas-in-August pictures up on the net. That "Hi, I might contain a portable nuke" case is indeed packed to the gills. But for $450, it should be. [digg] More » -
#hellomoko
OpenMoko.com Goes Live: Get Your Anti-iPhone Now
The official website for OpenMoko, the open source Linux-based phone dubbed the "hacker's dream," went live today. We groped an early base model back in February and had a righteously detailed breakdown of the latest details last week. Now that the site is live, you can order a developer preview phone kit from their store for the expected price of $300 for the base model or $450 for the advanced kit. Product Page [OpenMoko] -
#smartphones
OpenMoko's Neo 1973 Open-Source Smartphone Ships In October at $450 to $600
With all of the hullabaloo last week surround the iPhone, we nearly missed an update on the anti-iPhone, the world's first open-sourced Linux mobile phone known as the FIC/OpenMoko Neo 1973. The phone has more internal flash memory and integrated Wi-Fi. It will be ready for customers in October, available in $450 and $600 configs (a bit higher than the $350 we quoted you in February). On July 9th, 1,000 development kits will be comin' straight outta China, with more on the way. The hardware specs have been jacked up, too. More » -
#smartphones
First Look: the Anti-iPhone, OpenMoko's Neo1973
The OpenMoko Neo1973 linux-powered smartphone first crossed our radar last november. Then the iPhone came out and made us double-take on the device's multi-touch screen, and coincidentally similar interface. Yesterday we sat down with the Neo1973, and learned more about its features, three-phase road map, pricing, and how open software collaborators will be compensated for their contributions. We also took a gallery full of pictures. Read on... More » -
#smartphones
OpenMoko Smartphone: Did They Have a Time Machine, or What?
When we first saw this Linux-based OpenMoko FIC Neo1973 smartphone last November, we were wondering if it would capture the imagination of the open-source community. Now, after Apple's iPhone (pictured at right next to the Neo1973) has been unveiled, we're looking at this smartphone in a different context. More »
