Randall Shimizu wrote:
Openmoko sounds cool let's hope someone decides to manufacture it. I am still
not sure how Apple managed to get the Iphone to be so tactile. Supposedly there
are a lot of sensors in the Iphone to detect finger gestures. Much of this
technology is probably patented so it may be hard for others to implement.
It is already being manufactured. It goes on sale July 9th for $300.
Will be available mass-market in October for $450. I assume we will be
able to go to openmoko.com and order it for $300 after July 9th. And
those not "in the know" can get it from their local salesdroids from
$450 or something like that.
It is made by Taiwanese computing and consumer device equipment
manufacturer FIC. FIC currently funds about 30 software and 15 hardware
engineers involved with the effort.
It has GPS in it. It has wi-fi. It's gonna rock. :)
I have *always* wanted to be able to record a location/waypoint and file
it under "cool restaurant" or "clients office" or whatever and be able
to refer back to those things later. Especially the restaurant thing. I
often see a place and think "I should come back here to eat" some day. I
want to just be able to snap a pic of it, have lat/long recorded with
the pic, and file it under food.
Our phones/computers/pda's/whatever have SO much more they can do for us
than they currently do.
Oh, and it can play music. Big whoop.
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