Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-05-06 Thread jeremy jozwik
i had a similar conversation at radio shack trying to get the headset to phono adapter. i had put the phone on the counter to test if the wire worked. radio shack employee 1: is that the new htc? me: nope radio shack employee 1: what is it me: its an openmoko. it runs linux radio shack employee 1:

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-05-06 Thread DRSp.
There was a video showing Maddog Hall wearing one around his neck. Besides I found the design very stylish. The usual route of conversation goes like this: "whats this...?" me: openmoko "..." takes it "like iphone..." me: it's not an iphone... "touchscreen..." me: and it runs on linux "..?

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-05-05 Thread Mile Davidovic
I think that is little heavy for my neck? Mile On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Michael 'Mickey' Lauer < mic...@vanille-media.de> wrote: > It has been designed for the asian market, where it's pretty fashionable to > hold your phone with a strap around the neck. > > :M: > > > ___

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-04-29 Thread Werner Almesberger
blokkie wrote: > some of my collegues at work ask why the neo looks like a beer opener . > > Was this part of the design ? Seems that those designers didn't get out much - they missed this obvious feature. As far as I know, the case design predates Openmoko. I've heard that it was originally mad

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-04-29 Thread Marcel
Am Mittwoch, 29. April 2009 16:32:17 schrieb Michael 'Mickey' Lauer: > It has been designed for the asian market, where it's pretty fashionable to > hold your phone with a strap around the neck. Although I'm not from Asia, I like the design. It's not like all the other fancy mobiles with.. ehh...

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-04-29 Thread Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
It has been designed for the asian market, where it's pretty fashionable to hold your phone with a strap around the neck. :M: ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-04-29 Thread Pander
Ed Kapitein wrote: >> < >> >> PS: where should the stylus be inserted ? > > on the left hand side there is a small hole, just above the speaker. > You can insert the stylus there, but it might take considerable force. > > Kind regards, > Ed > >> In the empty beer bottle ? Someone asked me if i

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-04-29 Thread arne anka
> some of my collegues at work ask why the neo looks like a beer opener . > > Was this part of the design ? nope. the busboy fell down the stairs and nobody noticed until after several hundreds of units were produced already. > PS: where should the stylus be inserted ? In the empty beer bottle

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-04-29 Thread Yorick Moko
it would be nice hardware mod might catch on in the land of beer... On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM, blokkie wrote: > > Hi , > > > some of my collegues at work ask why the neo looks like a beer opener . > > Was this part of the design ? > > > Cheerio's > Blokkie > > > PS: where should the stylus

Re: openmoko neo shape

2009-04-29 Thread Ed Kapitein
>< > > PS: where should the stylus be inserted ? on the left hand side there is a small hole, just above the speaker. You can insert the stylus there, but it might take considerable force. Kind regards, Ed > In the empty beer bottle ? > > > > > _

openmoko neo shape

2009-04-29 Thread blokkie
Hi , some of my collegues at work ask why the neo looks like a beer opener . Was this part of the design ? Cheerio's Blokkie PS: where should the stylus be inserted ? In the empty beer bottle ? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lis