Freerunner GTA02
Linux users and software developers will appreciate the total freedom they have to use and design software for the FreeRunner.
Freerunner GTA02
Linux users and software developers will appreciate the total freedom they have to use and design software for the FreeRunner.
The Neo FreeRunner is a Linux-based touch screen smart phone ultimately aimed at general consumer use as well as Linux desktop users and software developers.
Linux users and software developers will appreciate the total freedom they have to use and design software for the FreeRunner.
General phone users will eventually appreciate the high spec and performance of the phone and the wide range of free software packages expected to emerge.
These will allow users to make the maximum use of the hardware and tailor it to their particular needs. Since launch, the pace of software tweaks and improvements has increased thanks to the community work .
How usable is it?
As the hacker's dream toy: it is fully functional.
As a GSM phone: some people have been using it to receive and place phone calls and SMS for months, but with currently shipping software the battery life is only one day.
As a GPS device: critical bugs have been ironed out and there is nice software to know where you are using OpenStreetMap.
As an alarm clock, media player, internet browser, game console, email reader and contacts manager: software is not stable yet.
If you want a fully functional smart phone, then download the Qtopia distribution. If you want to help OM develop its end user applications, then download the latest FSO milestone. It is not feature complete, but it will give you an idea of the direction we are headed. Read more about these and other distributions, then choose for yourself.
Please see the FreeRunner: Selected Blogs and Articles to get more reviews. The Neo FreeRunner Hardware Issues page may also be of interest.
technical facts & figures
| Manufacturer | Openmoko Inc., subsidiary of FIC, Taiwan. |
| Dimensions | 12.00 x 6.20 x 2.00 cm |
| Weight | 142 g |
| CPU | 400Mhz ARM processor |
| Memory | 128MB SDRAM |
| Additional memory | 256 MB flash memory (expandable with microSD/SDHC card up to 16G) |
| Screen | High resolution touch screen 2.84” (43mm x 58mm) 480x640 pixels |
| GSM | Yes (Tri-band GSM) |
| GPRS | Yes |
| USB | USB Host function with 500mA power, allowing you to power USB devices |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes (802.11 b/g) |
| Accelerometer | 2 3D accelerometers, 3 axis sensing |
| Full specification | http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner_Hardware |
| Warranty | 12-month limited warranty |
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