Pictured here is the Linux powered $300 potential 'Iphone Killer' as touted by the industry from OpenMoko named as Neo 1973.
Although not as cute looking as iPhone, but shares the design philosophy of iPhone, that is no buttons, just screen. The touch screen can be used with stylus or fingers. Most important feature is it is not locked to the network, that means you can use it with any network. All the hardware is documented, and the software is open source. A SDK is provided at www.openmoko.org you can also download an emulator and try your software without the real hardware.
The base version of the NEO sells for $300. It has a 2.8" VGA touch screen, a micro SD card slot, a USB port and 2.5G GSM quad band capability.
The Neo 1973 boasts the following hardware specifications
- 2.8" VGA TFT color display
- Touchscreen, usable with stylus or fingers
- 266MHz Samsung System on a Chip (SOC)
- USB 1.1, switchable between Client and Host (unpowered)
- Integrated AGPS
- 2.5G GSM – quad band, voice, CSD, GPRS
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Micro SD slot
- High Quality audio codec
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