No Camera???

[Tilman Baumann]

Am 06.10.2007 um 19:06 schrieb <thomas.cooksey at bt.com>  
<thomas.cooksey at bt.com>:

> I've been following OpenMoko for nearly a year now and the thought  
> has only just struck me - There's no camera!
>
> Even the GTA02 seems to be missing a camera. Surely if this is  
> intended to be aimed at consumers a camera is a must?

Don't think so.

The _only_ reasons why i would like a camera is puting faces to  
addressbook entries and scanning barcodes.


> When the Neo is finally launched as a consumer product (say early  
> 2009) it's not going to matter how open it is or how many 3rd party  
> apps there are - People will not buy a phone without a camera. I  
> think the whole project is in real danger of being a very big,  
> expensive flop.

You could be right.
_But_ the Neo is in no way a phone for the average. This marked is  
well served with the usual suspects.

Regards
  Tilman Baumann