Openmoko Publishes Neo Schematics for Open Development

Openmoko will publish the schematics for the Neo 1973 and
Neo FreeRunner mobile phones.  Openmoko
broke with traditional mobile phone manufacturers by shipping its Neo 1973 and
Neo FreeRunner mobile phones with a free and open source (FOSS) operating
system and open applications, enabling developers to take the functionality of
the phone well beyond the limited applications that commercial mobile phones
can handle.  The Neo FreeRunner went on
sale July 4, 2008.  In less than a week the initial Neo
FreeRunner allocation had sold out.

Most recently, u-blox AG, Switzerland,
maker of the GPS chip in the Openmoko
phones, endorsed Openmoko's publishing 
the complete schematics for the GPS
chip in the Neo FreeRunner phones.  The
schematics now document how the GPS chip is
wired into the system, providing vital information for developers who want to
leverage the GPS functionality for new
designs involving the Openmoko phones.

 The Openmoko Neo FreeRunner has been selected as a finalist
the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards, to be presented at LinuxWorld
Conference & Expo this week in San Francisco.

 The Openmoko Neo FreeRunner has a suggested retail price of
$399. Openmoko will restock and sell the phone directly from it its webshop
www.Openmoko.com and via distributors in the EU, India
and North America.