According to <a href="http://neo900.org/faq" rel="nofollow">http://neo900.org/faq</a>, an assembled device is expected to cost from €600 to €850. For that price you get a bunch of obsolete[1] hardware packed into a case design so outdated it's still got a physical keyboard.<p>Also from the FAQ, their goal is to manufacture somewhere around 200 devices.<p>[1] <a href="http://neo900.org/specs" rel="nofollow">http://neo900.org/specs</a><p><pre><code> * CPU: Texas Instruments DM3730, 1 GHz
* RAM: 512 MB/1 GB
* Storage: 1 GB NAND + SD card
* Screen: 3.5" TFT, 800x480, resistive
* OS: Debian GNU/Linux</code></pre>
I'm still puzzled as to the manufacturing of these devices. Is the Neo900 just updated internals in a refurbished N900 case, or is it actually a fully manufactured phone based on the design of the N900?
I doubt it is fully open phone. At least soft, that works on baseband processor probably closed. More about this problem: <a href="https://laforge.gnumonks.org/papers/gsm_phone-anatomy-latest.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://laforge.gnumonks.org/papers/gsm_phone-anatomy-latest...</a>
This is beautiful. I'm not a Linux fan, but if I can get BSD to run on this, it's instantly more powerful[1] than any "smartphone" I can buy.<p>1. My definition of "powerful" includes IP forwarding and packet filtering. iPhone could use one of these as a gateway.
For those who want a Nokia N900 and only want to pay $199, it's still on Amazon.com.<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-N900-Unlocked-Computer-Touchscreen/dp/B002QEBX5E/ref=pd_cp_cps_0" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-N900-Unlocked-Computer-Touchscre...</a>
"Smartphones only become obsolete because the manufacturers design them to."<p>…and hardware getting faster, new sensors, etc. This line is getting pretty tired.