[ILUG-Cochin.org] Worlds First truly Open Mobile Phone Launched!

[Sameer Mohamed Thahir]

Hello All

The worlds first truly Open Mobile Phone OpenMoko FreeRunner has been 
released
and is available for purchase (there is a distributor in India as well),
although it is  hard on the purse (Rs 20,000).

But what you get for that money, is not some closed hype phone, but 
something that
you can hack and modify and change, Indeed you have all the Freedoms,
Because the OpenMoko entirely runs on "Free Software".
Its powered by the GNU/Linux OS .

The phone also has a development version, which ships with a debug
board and screwdrivers. ( The Indian dealer told me it might cost
another 7000 Rs for the debug board)

Indeed openmoko is a learning platform for students and
anyone who wants to learn on a real life embedded platform.

Writing new applications on  the phone is the most
exciting part, even maybe implementing the local language
on top of it( I heard some localization project in north india,
based on the phone was in planning).

www.openmoko.com can tell you a whole lot more.


Open Moko Freerunner.
http://openmoko.com/product.html

Indian Distributor
http://www.idasystems.net/freerunner



Technical Specifications

    * Size and Weight
          o 4.75 x 2.44 x 0.73 inches
          o 6.5 ounces (185 grams)

    * Display
          o Touch Screen
          o 2.8" VGA (480x640) VGA Screen

    * Speed
          o ARM9 @ 400 MHz
          o 2D/3D Graphics Acceleration

    * GSM
          o Tri band 850/1800/1900 MHz
          o Tri band 900/1800/1900 MHz

    * Power
          o Removable 1200 mAh battery

    * Memory
          o 128MB SDRAM
          o 256MB NAND Flash

    * Input and Output
          o Input and Output
          o 2.5 mm audio jack
          o GPS external connector

    * Hardware Highlights
          o Wi-Fi (802.1 1b/g)
          o AGPS
          o GPRS (2.5G not EDGE)
          o Bluetooth 2.0
          o 3axis Motion Sensors (2)

    * Software Highlights
          o OpenMoko GNU/Linux-based
          o 100% FOSS on CPU
          o GNU/Linux development tools


Please let me know if someone is planning to buy it :)


Thank You

Regards
Sameer Mohamed Thahir