Someone got their OpenMoko Neo Advanced developer preview phone kit in the mail, so naturally the first thing they did was throw the Christmas-in-August pictures up on the net. That “Hi, I might contain a portable nuke” case is indeed packed to the gills. But for $450, it should be. [digg]
The official website for OpenMoko, the open source Linux-based phone dubbed the “hacker’s dream,” went live today. We groped an early base model back in February and had a righteously detailed breakdown of the latest details last week. Now that the site is live, you can order a developer preview phone kit from their store for the expected price of $300 for the base model or $450 for the advanced kit. Product Page [OpenMoko]
Thanks to Stephen for pointing out the dud site link…
With all of the hullabaloo last week surround the iPhone, we nearly missed an update on the anti-iPhone, the world’s first open-sourced Linux mobile phone known as the FIC/OpenMoko Neo 1973. The phone has more internal flash memory and integrated Wi-Fi. It will be ready for customers in October, available in $450 and $600 configs (a bit higher than the $350 we quoted you in February). On July 9th, 1,000 development kits will be comin’ straight outta China, with more on the way. The hardware specs have been jacked up, too.
The unlocked GSM phone Neo 1973 will be sold on the mass market with the model number GTA02. It will be $450 for the Neo Base and $600 for Neo Advanced.
Here are the original specs:
