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Openmoko Neo Freerunner on the way

A couple days ago I took the plunge and ordered an Openmoko Neo Freerunner. It is generally considered to be a smartphone, but I’m viewing it more as a pocket-sized portable computer than a phone. The Neo Freerunner is nowhere near as functional or elegant as an Apple iPhone, for example, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before I ever own an Apple product.

The Freerunner is built upon a free and open software stack, including a Linux kernel. Even the hardware designs are open. Interesting for me, being a CC employee, is that the CAD files for the case are released under a Creative Commons BY-SA license.

At $400, plus $40 shipping from Canada, the device was a bit pricey, but for an unlocked touch screen phone with a lot nice features, and that runs Linux, I was happy to pay that amount, if for no other reason than to support such an organization.

I’m sure I’ll post more here about my experiences with the device once it arrives (hopefully by 2008-08-11).

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2 Responses to “Openmoko Neo Freerunner on the way”

  1. Jon Phillips Says:
    August 2nd, 2008 at 10:44 pm

    You are a great man :) Dude, when is good to come down and hang out with you on the beach man…hell yeah!

  2. Lucas Gonze Says:
    August 3rd, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    Would love to hear more about it while you’re getting to know it. I strongly want to avoid the iZombies, but openmoko looks too raw so far.

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