Re: WikiReader sales and the future of Openmoko Was: When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

[Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Am 13.08.2010 um 17:08 schrieb Martix:

> Hi community,
> 
> I want to share a few news about WikiReader and Openmoko Inc. I am
> publishing with permission my short interview with Sean Moss-Pultz the
> CEO of Openmoko Inc.:
> 
> ___
>> May I have a question? How is it going with WikiReader? Are WikiReader
>> sales satisfactory?
> 
> Much better than expected. We're getting into major US retailers this
> summer. And launching in Japan tomorrow. We've already sold 4x the
> total number of FreeRunners. And we're just getting into the channel
> now. So I'm quite excited about our chances with this product!

That is good news!

> 
>> 
>> I wonder if you and your company are planning to
>> create more open source/open design devices, maybe successor of Neo?
> 
> Absolutely! WikiReader is fundamental to this. What we're doing is
> getting our channel setup. To survive in consumer electronics you need
> volume. And still, the only way to get volume is through retail
> stores. So everything we're doing is focusing on making that
> successful. Then we can build more product that stand for the same
> principles (open) that got us started.
> ___
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Martin 'Martix' Holec
> 
> 
> PS: I heard on IRC something about next Openmoko phone running
> Android. I think, it's a good idea. Android will provide stable
> software and community can port existing fully open distributions like
> SHR, Qt Moko etc., which it should be easier on open hardware. After
> experience with Neo FreeRunner it seems like better plan.

If a new Openmoko phone is based on the OMAP3 like the BeagleBoard, there are 
at least 3 different Android ports (in addition to anything else like SHR, 
QtMoko, Debian, FreeBSD, ...). One of them is Rowboat 
(http://code.google.com/p/rowboat/wiki/BeagleBoard).

Another project just today announced this on the beagleboard.org list:

> Hi, 
> 
> We are pleased to release the Android - Froyo port for OMAP-3530 
> BeagleBoard. This release enables developers evaluate CoreDruid's custom 
> Android-Froyo port for BeagleBoard. 
> 
> This release has minimum set of features like 
> 1. Android Froyo 
> 2. Qwerty keyboard 
> 3. USB Mouse 
> 
> We will release more stable & feature enriched version in near future. 
> 
> The source code and build instructions are available at: 
> 
> http://coredruids.org/ 
> 
> http://coredruids.org/?page_id=77 
> 
> We appreciate your joining our open source initiative, reviewing our work 
> and sharing your knowledge & experiences with us. 
> Google groups : coredru...@googlegroups.com 
> Source code repositories : 
> http://gitorious.org/~coredruids(Android 
> Enablement) 
> Follow us on twitter : http://twitter.com/coredruids 
> 
> Thanks 
> CoreDruids Team 

If someone wants to try and/or help one of these projects to support a 
Freerunner type touchscreen, that can be done with the new Openmoko Beagle 
Hybrid board approach.

Nikolaus
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WikiReader sales and the future of Openmoko Was: When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

[Martix]

Hi community,

I want to share a few news about WikiReader and Openmoko Inc. I am
publishing with permission my short interview with Sean Moss-Pultz the
CEO of Openmoko Inc.:

___
> May I have a question? How is it going with WikiReader? Are WikiReader
> sales satisfactory?

Much better than expected. We're getting into major US retailers this
summer. And launching in Japan tomorrow. We've already sold 4x the
total number of FreeRunners. And we're just getting into the channel
now. So I'm quite excited about our chances with this product!

>
> I wonder if you and your company are planning to
> create more open source/open design devices, maybe successor of Neo?

Absolutely! WikiReader is fundamental to this. What we're doing is
getting our channel setup. To survive in consumer electronics you need
volume. And still, the only way to get volume is through retail
stores. So everything we're doing is focusing on making that
successful. Then we can build more product that stand for the same
principles (open) that got us started.
___


Regards,

Martin 'Martix' Holec


PS: I heard on IRC something about next Openmoko phone running
Android. I think, it's a good idea. Android will provide stable
software and community can port existing fully open distributions like
SHR, Qt Moko etc., which it should be easier on open hardware. After
experience with Neo FreeRunner it seems like better plan.

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