It's always fun to root for the little guy, but more importantly, it's fun to root for the $200 unlocked Android phone with 3G, right? It wasn't clear what would become of Ruslan Kogan's dream of building his own Android set after Google apparently told him the Agora's design
wasn't such a good idea, but let's be honest: the dude probably didn't build his Australian off-brand electronics empire by giving up every time he hit a bump in the road. We talked to Ruslan today to confirm reports that there's a new model in the works, and he assured us that his company is "certainly in the process of redesigning and launch [sic] the improved
Kogan Agora" -- which presumably means he'll be putting a phone onto the market that'll overcome the app compatibility issues that kept the original model from shipping this month. We don't have a timeframe yet, but considering how quickly he was able to pump out the first draft, we wouldn't be surprised to see something within a handful of months.
posted Jan 27th 2009 12:23PM
The biggest design flaw of this phone is........... it has two power buttons.
the design is fine, just juice up the specs to make it fully android capable and LESS BEZEL, please.
I'll have a winner then.
I really do hope the new phone is like even better.
I mean this phone wasn't that bad, but I still would have bought the G1 of it. But I have AT&T
wow.. my grammar is really bad today...
Ugh... why is this thing still kicking around?
if it's a screen resolution issue then let the OS pan and scan, then the screen won't matter...
just buy the guts from samsung and put it in a uglier cheap plastic case and get on with it.
Wouldn't android be better served by porting it to other existing phones rather than designing a ton of half baked phones to run an OS that isn't quite there?
Aww, too bad.
i think it more looks like a blackberry
the size of a blackberry the brains of a blackjack. It has the power to seduce you...
too much lords of acid for me...
so wait, i thought android was scalable to different screen sizes and/or touch or non-touchscreens, etc. is it just because apps are only being made for one size screen?
so no different size screens ever?
I dunno.
I still find it horrid.
So, it's an Agoraphone? Sounds to me like it wont work well in crowded areas. :)
Ruslan? Like, Russian?
No, Ruslan like in "Russlan and Ludmilla."
Google it.
Like Russlan and Ludmilla.
Google it, and enjoy the video!
@shugg:
Are you stupid? He never said it was a superior device. It's certainly cheaper though; YOU'RE the fanboy if you argue that. It's $200 unlocked.
Lets see what kind of idiot skipped math - $200 for Kogan and $199 + $60 per month (correct me if I'm wrong) for the contract for 2 years.
So its more like $200 versus $1639. I'd take Kogan and a cheaper contract.
Dang! Stupid comment system got me.
First time.