It's a Yankee Doodle Linux phone

OpenMoko will start selling its Linux-based Neo FreeRunner phone online on July 4th, says the company. Billed as a completely open source, hackable hardware platform, the Neo FreeRunner will receive updated software with new location-based applications in August, says OpenMoko. (Click for larger view of the Neo FreeRunner) The availability announcement comes a week after OpenMoko announced that it had started shipping the Neo Freerunner to five newly announced distributors, in Germany, France, and India. The timing of the online availability appears to reinforce OpenMoko's message that the open-design phone offers developers and users greater freedom to customize. Two views of the Neo FreeRunner (Click any to enlarge) The shipping specs appear to be identical to those that were originally announced back in January, with two... [read full story]