People went bananas when the iPhone was announced. And for good reason. The iPhone is going to push the boundaries on mobile devices. Apple can use their muscle to change the way that cell phones are developed and implemented - and that’s a good thing. So I went searching to see if there were any Linux based implementations out there. I was surprised to see that there are.
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OpenMoko has developed an open source mobile platform. And with the help of FIC, a leader in motherboards, has come up with the FIC Neo1973 Smartphone. This will help to push the envelope on mobile applications and customization. It is simply amazing at the breadth and the depth of Linux apps these days. OpenMoko will help bring that type of innovation to the mobile device - very exciting. Here are the latest specs:
120.7 x 62 x 18.5 (mm)
2.8″ VGA (480×640) TFT Screen
Samsung s3c2410 SoC
Global Locate AGPS chip
GSM850/900/1800/1900 compatibility for network support in Europe, Asia-
Pacific, Japan, Africa and the US
Ti GPRS (2.5G not EDGE)
Unpowered USB 1.1
Touchscreen
micro-sd slot
2.5mm audio jack
2 buttons
1200 mAh battery (charged over USB)
128 MB SDRAM
64 MB NAND Flash
Application manager to install / remove / update applications
Push email, contacts, and calendar synchronization
OpenMoko Software Development Kit (SDK) for application development
Software
Dialer
Contacts
Application Manager
Calendar
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“I’m excited because I believe carriers will see an increase in revenues from new data traffic. And being able to customize your mobile phone in any way you see fit should be very appealing to end-users,” stated Dr. Ming J. Chien, Chairman of FIC. Yes, that would be very, very appealing.
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I don’t think so. You should be able to purchase these directly from FIC, http://www.fic.com.tw , when the become available. That was supposed to be last month, but they ran into some hardware issues. They’re expecting it this month now. Will retail in $350 USD range. I would love this thing!
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People went bananas when the iPhone was announced. And for good reason. The iPhone is going to push the boundaries on mobile devices. Apple can use their muscle to change the way that cell phones are developed and implemented - and that’s a good thing. So I went searching to see if there were any Linux based implementations out there. I was surprised to see that there are.
This looks great. Can it be purchased yet?
I don’t think so. You should be able to purchase these directly from FIC, http://www.fic.com.tw , when the become available. That was supposed to be last month, but they ran into some hardware issues. They’re expecting it this month now. Will retail in $350 USD range. I would love this thing!
Lol thats so awsome.But its costly :(.Its all about name man good name brings u more focus
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