OpenMoko FreeRunner spied wearing new clothes
By the very nature of the organization, details of OpenMoko's upcoming FreeRunner are no secret -- quite the opposite, in fact -- but it's always refreshing to see the new kit out and about, doing what it does best (pictured here on the left). This image comes to us from the Bossa Conference in Brazil, where OpenMoko's Mickey Lauer talked up the Neo1973 successor, showed off the device bearing ever-so-slightly updated styling over its big brother (and over the model we saw at CES), and went over a laundry list of its impressive features. Three-axis motion detection is going to be a big win for devs and hobbyists looking to maximize the FreeRunner's potential, but other goodies include Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi (allegedly 802.11n, but that sounds a little optimistic to us), and a Samsung-sourced core humming along at a solid 134MHz better than the model it replaces. Would be nice if we could touch this thing at CTIA next month, yeah?




















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john @ Mar 18th 2008 4:31PM
Their site says that they're opening up their CAD data so you can design your own phone around their innards. Wonder if we'll see a bunch of things like the Helio Ocean or Pantech Duo ... or the AT&T Tilt, that have the Neo as their core.
Combine that with:
1) complete Linux environment (say, everything promised by Android and Maemo)
2) 3G data (when!?)
3) complete PIM suite (and maybe light office suite)
4) other Linux apps (xterm, openssh, vnc, firefox light, thunderbird light, and pidgin w/ SMS & MMS add-ons)
I'd be there. And if one of the available shells for it was like a slightly larger Tilt (4.5"-6" screen), I'd buy it as quickly as it came out.
john @ Mar 19th 2008 12:24AM
Oh, and, on T-Mobile with unlimited everything. yeah. I'm SO there.