OpenMoko's Neo FreeRunner is shipping, getting itself unboxed
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Jul 15th 2008 4:41PM
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that little security code token looking thing is the phone?
Sadly, yes. I don't think this thing will catch on very well
Bingo: you got it!
It also plays crysis.
I am a linux fanboy, and have been waiting for this for years, but man, bad timing OpenMoko! 3G iPhone launches the same week.
3G iPhone = Super hawt runway model strutting her stuff down the cat walk, turns and says "I'm available."
FreeRunner = Ralph Wiggum walks down cat walk and says "The doctor says I wouldn't get as many nose bleeds if I kept my finger out of there..."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
One of the most accurate examples ever!
Yeah, but the iPhone is kind of a pain in the ass, needy as hell, and is kind of a gold digger. Plus you really can never tell what she's up to at night.
It's a mobile phone.
Wow, it's shipping? I thought this day would never come in my lifetime (I'm currently 14, to add to the irony).
That's a seriously high-res screen, and the battery's replacable, so I expect that the FreeRunner will put up serious competition against the AT&T-locked iPhone ... that is, as soon as it gets 3G, more internal storage, a lower price, some decent multimedia playing capabilities, multi-touch and a nice camera.
Talk about replaceable batteries: this person has three!
Internal storage, multitouch, and a camera would be nice additions.
Don't bet on 3G any time soon. This phone is truely open, meaning open hardware and software. No 3G tech is currently open and if FIC tried to cut deals with companies, it would probably get laughed at.
Media playback is software-based, so you can probably expect good playback once software development on this revision is farther.
Lower price? This is a relatively normal price for a new unlocked smartphone. The iPhone is $599 and $699 unlocked in the states, Moto Q is $399, Blackjack 2 is $349, Treo 750 is $499, and so on.
GPRS.. fail.
Nice!
Missing the point people. It's all about DIY.
Isn't anyone else opposed to products that can unbox themselves? I think I speak for everyone when I say that Johnny5 should be the only thing on earth that can do this.
If only I knew anything about Linux!!! I want this, but I'd have to take a some classes to really do anything with it.
Seriously... how hard is it to take a picture that isn't blurry?
Pictures... FAIL
Worse yet you gave Kodak bad publicity by listing what camera you took these with.
Yeah this is the most awful effort EVER.
at least clak can read
Looks like people aren't quite sure what the Freerunner is all about. It's not currently in competition with any consumer mobile phone. Like the GP2X in its very early days it's very much a back to basics developer-only device with oodles of potential waiting for a talented developer community to unlock.
I believe that once a sufficient amount of software has been independently developed the results will be packaged up with the Freerunner and then marketed as a more consumer friendly device.
Unfortunately, Jailbroken iPhones will continue be attracting the same sort of developers so there may be competition for talent!
better pics on > http://www.snmoore.net/openmoko/pictures/freerunner/
Excuse me, plain old GPRS. That doesn't cut it till some thing better comes up. I agree to the poster that say mere mortals need to take lessons to use the phone
Why did they make it a phone? I think it would have done better as an mp3 player or something with that screen.