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OpenMoko Schedule Announced
levell writes "The schedule for the OpenMoko, an open source, Linux-based Neo1973 smart phone was posted to the community mailing list by Sean Moss-Pultz this morning. On Feb 11, free phones will be sent to key community developers and the community websites/wiki/bug tracker will be available. Then on March 11 (the official developer launch) we'll be able to buy an OpenMoko for $350. After allowing some time for innovative, slick software to be created there will be a mass market launch at which point Sean hopes that 'your mom and dad will want one too.'"
Okay, I'm a complete doofus when it comes to phone standards. If I end up roped to a cellphone, I leave it off unless I want to make a call, and then I turn it off again. I don't know what the different networks are, and the idea of "quad band phones with wifi and bluetooth" just makes me want to ignore all manner of phone technology for another year. Somehow in the case of phones, each sufficiently advanced technology just seems to make it less and less like magic.
That said, if I wanted a phone like this OpenMoko, and I was thinking of using it in the USA and Japan (for example), what carrier must I sell my soul to, and what web/email/pots things can I do with it in both areas?
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I have no idea what that means, so I'll take your word that that's a new thing. They probably should have said that in the article header for non-cell phone developers (like myself). To me, it looks like just another cell phone gadget.