Openmoko FreeRunner – Limited Release

July 1st, 2008

The good people at Openmoko are drumming up interest for the 2nd revision of their mobile phone called the FreeRunner.

They’ve set up a wiki page for group purchases where people from different regions can club together in groups of 10 for a discounted price.

If you want to be included post a comment here and/or add your name to the Dublin section on the wiki page.

3D rendering of the FreeRunner

 

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