Does anyone know if there will be peripherals to add on to the Neo1973? I
am specifically thinking battery-powered WiFi or even a wifi-and-keyboard
dock-like item. I would imagine that these peripherals would be almost as
popular as the phone, as they would extend its functionality quite a lot.
This would be great -- make the connection as easy as possible via my Linux
box. Even if it was just a shell script to set this up -- answer a few
questions (what is the outgoing interface? eth0, eth1, wlan0...) and the
device is ready to plug-and-use.
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be seeing you.
Some of the easier ideas could be:
1. Tic-Tac-Toe: grid changes colour for the Red player's turn, or Blue
player's turn
2. Connect Four: grid also changes colour
3. Checkers
4. Chess
5. Gem Drop (already GPL, some info here http://www.tucows.com/preview/9259)
6. that addictive Photo game where
and make sure the port is a powered one this time round ;)
and a standard master-device USB-A port at that
http://www.heinex.dk/kabler/usb-a.jpg
so that I can plug in my favorite USB items
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8c58/
No seriously, USB-A would make so much more sense now
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/07/01/27/0755234.shtml
It looks like the MP4 (or M4V) video format is now no longer covered by
patents, if I am readig this correctly (and if the article is accurate.)
Due to it being a high-resolution phone, and assuming that we'll watch video
on it anyway, there
Not 5 phones, 6 devices.
All available in September??
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Would this warranty cover accidental breakage of the large screen, say by
leaning on it against a desk or something?
I find it unlikely but it would really put minds at ease when spending a
small fortune on a phone; plus it might be that extra incentive to lure even
more to this phone...
Are you asking for some kind of cover everything I can do to this
device warranty? If yes how about we sell you one for US$350?
If it has unlimited replacements for a year, maybe! ;) lol
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So, which device is expected to have WiFi inside? Because to me, wifi is a
big selling point, but the whole Neo1973 itself seems highly desirable and I
just don't know if I could wait for a second-generation device ;)
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Video would be a bit essential I would think... if an iPod can do it,
shouldn't a mini computerphone be able to? If we want to compete with other
touch phones and smart phones, video playback is a strong selling point.
Not that I know how to make it happen at all... Maybe we can use code from
In the spirit of keeping the whole thing Open, it would be wonderful to have
colour packs available (for purchase I suppose) so that we could mix and
match the external cases. I personally would like Orange and Silver or
Orange and Grey...
maan I am so excited for this phone!
Really, what defines a user or a developer? I would imagine any count will
be an under-count, by some degree...
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I too would love to hear more about the phone, even if its an early
release. Take it outside for us, and tell us about the sunlight reading!
Send us a photo of it being 'big', maybe in comparison to another phone or a
soda can or mouse pad!
Does anyone know if there are plans for the final
I was just looking at my current phone's size to compare it to the reports
of the Neo1973, and I dropped my phone. I do this a lot, and the phone has
held up. Each new phone I purchase is due to a battery issue only. I have
never broke a phone due to it falling (but I have broke an iPod due to
Right, the first version isn't supposed to be a mass market consumer
device. But I believe the intention
is that the version that was intended to ship in September was to be a
mass market device.
I was under the impression that this phone was already produced and
available in Asia,
maybe i was wrong about the FIC Neo1973 being previously used. No idea
where I got that from, but it was in my head somehow.
Sean, thanks for the update, even if its not the best news. We're all happy
with the openness of the production information.
This 8GB, of course, depends on support by our hardware...
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I've not seen any of these devices except in the photos, and I've not seen
any video/screen capture of the software in its current state. I understand
that this is a first-generation device, and that when the Neo1973 is
released that FIC will also be releasing a few additional 'secret' devices.
I just watched the Google Video and I found it to be a very cool item. The
one-handed aspect of typing with Dasher is useful but I think that using a
finger or stylus would be more accommodating -- tilt control (if we had it)
could possibly make the screen unviewable, and in/out with the single
How does Phase1 and Phase2 differ for the user (non-dev) who will be buying
in September (or whenever the release date is)? Will the first public
release of these phones be Phase2 or Phase2+? Should we be hyping the wifi
on the Neo1973 when discussing the phone with others, or should we be
Regardless of where the hardware and software are right now, I would imagine
that they both will be further along come release date. But, outside of
this community and the few people that remember us telling them about the
FIC Neo1973 and the OpenMoko platform, who knows about this phone or
Just mentioning the Neo1973's merits and existence will open many eyes.
People read Apple news (and the buzz which passes for news), and then read
comments; not a lot of non-tech people read news about an unknown product
(or less-visible company, FIC).
I agree that we can be better heard in the
ok, ok, i get it. No one else thinks its a good idea to promote the Neo1973
yet (well, no one has chimed in to agree with me)
i guess we can save the hype until we have a real product, but i think that
we're missing a big opportunity to let people know that something great is
coming and they
If FIC/OpenMoko could run some sort of deal where I could buy the GTA01 for
$300 and
send it back in for a $150 or $200 upgrade when the GTA02 comes out, I
would
buy into that.
agreed, but really, what would they do with it? I could see /maybe/ a
slight discount... but 150+ is a lot
as I
I have read a bit about building the current software for the Qemu
environment, but I am wondering if anyone regularly builds these anyways and
can just provide us with a download link or a torrent so that we can
download and run it a bit easier than building it anew for each user?
I am thrilled
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