On 4/18/08, Carlo E. Prelz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: Unofficial poll: Do you want 3G in the proposed > successor, GTA03? > Date: ven 18 apr 08 08:25:57 +0200 > > Quoting Flemming Richter Mikkelsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > Two things: > > 1) It is not just to print the circuit board even if you had the > shematics. > > When you have transmission lines, you also need to tweak by moving the > > components, measure, move some more, measure again...and there are many > > other things too. > > 2) Nobody wants to reroute just to add a keypad. You can just connect > it on > > usb or some other available bus. > > I believe what I am asking may be within the plans I had read about > from FIC (producing a range of different products centered on the same > technological "core"). > > Doing the rerouting and the tweaking is not elementary, I agree, but > FIC is in a position to produce a keyboard-equipped (*NOT* numeric > keypad!) GTA02.2 in a MUCH shorter time and with a MUCH smaller effort > than anybody else, due to both the accessibility of the circuit files, > and the large experience they are putting together in these months > (years?). > > While I am on the subject, I would suggest: > > GTA02.2: Nokia E91i form-factor > > GTA02.3: Nokia Communicator form-factor (double screen, double > keyboard, clam-shell with a much more useable QWERTY keyboard). > > GTA02.999 (pure fantasy-land): Asus EEE form-factor. An ultra-portable > laptop with a GSM modem included and a small, extractable headset that > can be easily hand-picked when having to make a call. I am thinking of > a solid cradle for a bluetooth earphone, that is automatically charged > while on-hook. You have your EEE-sized gizmo in your duffel bag, or > you are typing on it, and the phone rings (loudspeaker). You pick up > the earphone and answer the call. You can close the call by re-hooking > the earphone (or maybe by clicking on a screen icon). Or you keep the > earphone on your ear and you hear the ringing sound. You can thus > even keep the EEE in your rucksack. > > (if FIC is listening: you may want to call your colleagues at ASUS: by > joining forces you could now bring to market GTA02.999 in no time!) > > Software-wise: once the Openmoko interface is solid enough, so that > you can offer a workable interface to phone, sms and PIM-related > functions (contacts, agenda, to do), it is just a question to merge > the Openmoko layer into, for example, the Xandros distribution that > Asus uses for the EEE. The new EEE 900 has a 20Gb (!) solid-state > memory device. There is space for all you need on your transportable > PC plus phone. > > Slowly descending back to earth... > > Are you sure you want a neo? It sounds more like you want a nokia with android.
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