It seems as if all cameras come with a custom mode for taking spy-shots of unreleased products. The name of this hypothetical setting? Blurrycam.
This latest series of pics shows the forthcoming Android version of the Openmoko FreeRunner, the open-source hardware/software combo which debuted last year in its original Linux flavor. As Google's Android OS is also open source, the fit is perfect. The Openmoku Googlephone will also be showing off the virtual onscreen keyboard of the Android OS, something as yet untested in a consumer device.
The blurrycam shots, which come via iMAndroid, show little that a picture of the old handset and some Photoshopping wouldn't accomplish, but it's good to see that the launch is getting closer.
The specs are unsurprising -- a 400MHz Samsung 2442 SoC processor, microSD card slot, a 2.8" touch screen and memory expandable up to 16GB. There appears to be no camera, but everything else – music and video playback, for example – should be taken care of in software. Such is the beauty of the new wave of open (or open-ish, in the case of the iPhone) platforms which can be customized at your leisure.
Price and availability are still unknown, but the word on the street from our virtual Huggy Bear (aka Google) says soon. More (shaky) pictures below.
New Shots of OpenMoko FreeRunner Android [iMAndroid via BGR]
See Also:
- Gadget Lab Videoblog: Our First Look at the Openmoko Neo ...
- CES 2008: Linuxtastic OpenMoko Phone Hits Town
- First Openmoko Custom Phone Now Available and Wears a Debian Plaid ...
