OpenMoko branches out with new $99 WikiReader device(engadget.com)
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OpenMoko branches out with new $99 WikiReader device
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/openmoko-branches-out-with-new-99-wikireader-device/
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How about the Nokia N900? It's a fully open Linux phone made by a company with a lot of resources (and the need to push the platform, in light of Symbian's failure to live up to expectations).
http://maemo.nokia.com/n900
http://maemo.nokia.com/n900
One of the things that made OpenMoko's FreeRunner interesting was that it was also an open hardware platform - all parts used had publicly available documentation, there was a debug port with direct access to all low-level hardware, and effort was made to make it hardware-hacker friendly. The N900 looks nice, but it's not near as open as the FreeRunner.
Any ideas on cost?
about 600$ - phone is available for pre-order on amazon.
Nokia N900 Unlocked Cell Phone/Mobile Computer with 3.5-Inch Touch Screen, QWERTY, 5 MP Camera, Maemo Browser, 32 GB--U.S. Version with Full Warranty by Nokia
Nokia N900 Unlocked Cell Phone/Mobile Computer with 3.5-Inch Touch Screen, QWERTY, 5 MP Camera, Maemo Browser, 32 GB--U.S. Version with Full Warranty by Nokia
Supposedly, it ships on the 19th. I pre-ordered. :)
Free app on a device I already carry around all day vs. $99 single use-case app... no brainer.
Exactly! This would be great for those people that find computers too complicated.
Anybody interested in this device? I don't see who would want to buy it?
If one could lower the cost to $20 or lower, and include WiFi with an open mesh mode, then I could see a market for this. (But it would be grade school children!)
Any genius here capable of shaking up that market?