Re: Whither open hardware ? (was Re: Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-03 Thread Werner Almesberger
Laszlo KREKACS wrote: > Is it unsuitable for a phone because of power inefficiency? > Can be the "ARM Cortex-A8 600Mhz" used in a future phone? There are many component choices for future phones. Things to consider when choosing chips include: - do they fit the intended purpose ? - are they open

Re: Whither open hardware ? (was Re: Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-03 Thread Joerg Eesmann
Hi, I would love to have an open phone with OMAP processor like OpenPandora and BeagleBoard. Both have the OMAP 3530 with 3D acceleration and DSP. Maybe a phone doesn't need the DSP. But it is amazingly powersufficient, IMO. The phone would be up to date from processor power, and there should not b

Re: Whither open hardware ? (was Re: Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-03 Thread Laszlo KREKACS
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Werner Almesberger wrote: > The 2442 is now about five years old, and it shows all over the > place. In an updated but similar design, unlike gta02-core suitable > for mass-production, I would use something like the 2450, which has > high-speed USB, 2D acceleration,

Whither open hardware ? (was Re: Quick e-mail poll: Still using your Freerunner?)

2010-01-03 Thread Werner Almesberger
Ken Young wrote: > My two cents: If I were dictator of the gta02-core team (instead of > someone who doesn't even contribute), I would repurpose the device as a > GPS PDA. I would remove all the radio components except for the WiFi, > and try to optimize for the longest battery life possible.