Phones

[the_riviera_kid]

Now that I'm unemployed, my first instinct is, of course, to spend money. In particular, I think it's time to accept that my poor 5 year old Nokia 5210 is nearly dead

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[ext_2025]

The mass-market hardware version of the Neo1973 is due soon, I think the cost was going to be ~$US450. Dimensions are 12cm x 6.2cm x 1.8cm, so somewhat bigger, but it's rounded at the top and bottom. It is tri-band, takes microSD and the display is quite nice. Obviously it's not on a contract, and syncing with Linux is definitely hackable if it doesn't work.

[the_riviera_kid]

I forgot to mention that, thanks. My only concern is that it's been due "soon" for a while now.
I recall someone in UCC mentioning ordering a dev model. Was that you?

[ext_2025]

Yeah, I did post about it, but decided against getting the dev model in the end. Comparing http://www.phoronix.com/blogs/david/?k=blog&i=62 (September) with http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973#Estimated_time_line I'd say January is realistic given they've had to respin the hardware.

[the_riviera_kid]

This was exactly the kind of comment I was hoping for (the someone who had actually seen the device in person part, not necessarily the "don't buy this" element). Thanks.