[CoLoCo] [off topic] open or linux friendly smart phone

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Jim,

Looks like the OpenMoko is a reality and is available for purchase on July
4th and shipping by July 7th. Looks like only EDGE instead of 3G :-/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/openmoko-neo-freerunner-available-for-order-july-4-shipping-jul/


-Simon

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org>
wrote:

> Until open moko, android or something becomes a reality, are there any good
> option for a Linux loving guy who can't keep track of appointments? It seems
> blackberry and other such toys only talk with windows computers and are
> expensive to boot. I don't use a cell phone much so I will just buy
> something at retail and then use a pre-paid plan with it so no free phones
> and no contracts either. It wouldn't have to sync with a computer because I
> don't expect I'd use that function much anyway but I hate buying anything
> that supports the concept that windows is THE os. Something less than $200
> would be ideal - preferably a lot less.
>
> I've been all over Amazon and the T-mobile site and I'm not finding a good
> option - plus never having used a PDA I'm not even sure what I'm looking
> for.
>
> Thanks for any free advice :).
>
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