Bruno Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 My next smartphone ( Noooo . . not the iPhone ):. . . . . >>>> Runs Linux !!!>>>> Install extra apps with apt-get>>>> Has GPS module>>>> Quadband + GPRS>>>> SD-Slot >>>> 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 (mm)http://www.openmoko.com/press/index.htmlhttp://www.openmoko.com/files/OpenMoko_20061107.txtCosts less then half of what the iPhone costs . . and the carier is free to choose. ;)Apt-get: 10,000+ packages ready to be ported . . . . Request to developers: please port XMMS so I can play shoutcast Bruno Quote
Bruno Posted January 15, 2007 Author Posted January 15, 2007 . . . .LOL, nice job Striker !! . . . . :hysterical: Bruno Quote
Bruno Posted January 15, 2007 Author Posted January 15, 2007 I found more info on the geek gadget:http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2986976174.htmlandhttp://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2986976174.html Bruno Quote
striker Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=7710 Quote
teacher Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 I want one. I want one. I want one! Sign me up. I honestly think the iphone is too expensive but this I could really go for it if is half the price. Quote
rpiz Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Bruno;Put me in your auto dial after you have purchased this 'Openmoko' smartphone. This is the ticketand I believe it will take off. Quote
steel Posted January 15, 2007 Posted January 15, 2007 Wow sign me up too, gotta get one of those :'( Quote
epp_b Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) Sweetness! :'( nice, but $350.00Pfft...chump change; a mere pittance. The iPhone is $2000 if actually want to use it! [apple fanboy]Ooh, yeah, but the iPhone is so sleek and shiny and it will make you sooo much hipper[/apple fanboy] Edited January 16, 2007 by epp_b Quote
ross549 Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 You are still going to have to pay for the usage on this phone as well. You will only save about $250 over the course of one year, assuming you use comparable plans for voice and data on each phone. Having the SD slot is nice though, but 8GB cards are going to be expensive! Are you really going to save much money going with this phone?Not that I am an Apple fanoboy, but we have to compare these products rationally.Adam Quote
Bruno Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 I think every smartphone will cost real money . . . but the fun of this "geek phone" is that you ( later ) can add the functions you want/need with apt-get. And being an opensource project you can be sure that hundreds of clever, handy and nice free software will be available soon. And if you do not like them after installing you remove them just as easy as you installed them. . . . . . I think that is priceless !! Bruno Quote
ross549 Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Oh, I agree with you, Bruno.... I was simply debating the price issue, which will not be much cheaper in the long run. ;)Adam Quote
teacher Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Who says you have to add 8GB? I'm sure a couple would do fine. Do you even need the card for it to work properly? Any time you go to a phone with real web content you are adding a monthly bill of around $40 if all plans are similar. That is what has stopped me in the past. I figure when all my daughters (loosely speaking) are out of college then I will be able to justify an expense like this. That gives me four years to plan before the last of the trio graduates. Quote
ross549 Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 64 MB NAND FlashThat is all it has inside for internal non-volatile stoarge. My basis for this was to compare "apples to apples." Since the iPhone comes in 4 and 8GB varieties, it is a good idea to match everything up spec-wise to see what kind of value each will be. The whole draw of the iPhone and smartphone is that you can carry music and movies with you. ;)Adam Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 17, 2007 Posted January 17, 2007 Man! I feel so behind the times. I still use one of these... and it doesn't even take pictures. Quote
Bruno Posted January 17, 2007 Author Posted January 17, 2007 Man! I feel so behind the times. I still use one of these... and it doesn't even take pictures. LOL . . . well look at it this way: Some Motorola's do run Linux firmware . . . .;) Bruno Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted January 18, 2007 Posted January 18, 2007 I think every smartphone will cost real money . . . but the fun of this "geek phone" is that you ( later ) can add the functions you want/need with apt-get. And being an opensource project you can be sure that hundreds of clever, handy and nice free software will be available soon. And if you do not like them after installing you remove them just as easy as you installed them. . . . . . I think that is priceless !! BrunoThat's the part I am liking, as well as not being stuck to Cingular for TWO years and not being able to load 'non-authorized' Mac OS X programs.Want an iPhone? Beware the iHandcuffs explains it all (BambisMusings take on it). Quote
striker Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 More news here:http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/commun...ary/001586.html Quote
Bruno Posted January 20, 2007 Author Posted January 20, 2007 Thanks Striker . . . subscribed to the list Bruno Quote
striker Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 update :http://lwn.net/Articles/221821/ Quote
striker Posted February 15, 2007 Posted February 15, 2007 Openmoko goes publichttp://lwn.net/Articles/222183/ Quote
striker Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 Nope, the latest news item I saw is this one:http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/07/open...urce-linux.html Quote
tommyj12 Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 As soon as wifi is available on it I am getting one. I saw this on slashdot last week and was drooling over it. Quote
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