Open Moko: Neo 1973

OpenMoko is a GNU / Linux based open software development platform. Developers have full access to OpenMoko source and they can tailor their implementations to underlying hardware platforms. via: openmoko.com

For people who have iphone envy but they can’t stand how closed apple is being with developers, there’s the Neo 1973. It’s the first phone made exclusively for the open moko platform. Finally, a phone developers can salivate over. I mean, just look at the set-up you can get for just $400! (the cost of an iphone):

Best of all, the phone should be supported by ATT & T-Mobile in the US! Frankly, I’m kind of surprised that major carriers would allow such and open piece of hardware to be on their networks considering how they usually act.

However, the phone being shipped as of this writing is, in fact, geared towards developers. Before you can make any calls you’ll need to boot your own OS. That’s where I decided the neo 1973 was too much for me…