Finally a real open source cell phone. No more of that well our phone runs linux, but you can’t touch anything crap. The FIC manufactured Neo1973 runs linux and uses the apt style ipkg package manager.
Hardware specs include…
- 120.7 x 62 x 18.5 (mm)
- 2.8″ VGA (480×640) TFT Screen
- Samsung s3c2410 SoC
- Global Locate AGPS chip
- Ti GPRS (2.5G not EDGE)
- Unpowered USB 1.1
- Touchscreen
- micro-sd slot
- 2.5mm audio jack
- 2 buttons
- 1200 mAh battery (charged over USB)
- 128 MB SDRAM
- 64 MB NAND Flash
- bluetooth – yeah…
and software includes
- Dialer
- Contacts
- Application Manager
- Calendar
Thats just the basics for now but I for one am all over this. There is information at openembedded.org on porting your apps. I for one am thinking softphone/ SIP client. Something lightweight that has already been proven to work on another embedded platform like minisip perhaps. If anyone wants to help I will provide a free SIP account for testing. How does agps work? Will I be able to develop a google maps/ agps mashup as a navigational system solution? Will batman be juiced by the joker and his squad of jolly henchmen?