I would have been very glade to support this version too. but I decided to buy a mass market phone to support multiport of FSO just before <br>the GTA04 began to be very promising..<br>I am a bit sad :/.... but I will be there to support GTA05or 06 for sure!!<br>
anyway cheers! and Happy Holidays!<br>best regards,<br>Sylvain (aka garthps)<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/12/21 Kosa <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kosa@piradio.org">kosa@piradio.org</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Great news!<br>
<br>
I will definitely buy one of those. Not just becouse I have a<br>
dead-by-drown FR collecting dust (wich case an lcd screen I can reuse),<br>
but also 'couse the FR is the best phone I have ever, I want to support<br>
opendevices development and this is the best way I can thank all FR<br>
users and developers effort have made so far.<br>
<br>
Cheers!<br>
<br>
Kosa<br>
<br>
- Un mundo mejor es posible -<br>
<br>
El 21/12/10 09:33, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller escribió:<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> Dear all,<br>
><br>
> we are happy that we can make an announcement to the Free and<br>
> Open Hardware Community, right in time for X-mas and New Year:<br>
><br>
> We have finally tested, understood and patched the bugs of the<br>
> first GTA04 sample board (a.k.a. GTA04A2) and have successfully<br>
> started U-Boot. We can access the important peripherals like<br>
> display, touch screen, and MMC card.<br>
><br>
> So we are very confident that the already scheduled redesign<br>
> (GTA04A3) will work right from the beginning and boot Linux.<br>
><br>
> This looks like the start of the aera of new Openmoko devices.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -- what it is --<br>
><br>
> For those who have not followed or are new to this project, the<br>
> GTA04 is a OMAP3 based Smartphone Platform/Module [1]<br>
> that fits as a motherboard replacement into a Openmoko<br>
> Neo1973 or Freerunner case [2]. It is more or less the idea to<br>
> squeeze a BeagleBoard into a handheld and was started<br>
> by connecting a Openmoko Display to a BeagleBoard [3].<br>
><br>
> It will finally come with UMTS (HSPA), GPS, WLAN, Bluetooth,<br>
> Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, FM and an<br>
> optional camera. An expansion B2B-connector allows to<br>
> base a custom design on this module.<br>
><br>
> A demo video of the GTA04A2 controlling the display and<br>
> blinking the illuminated buttons is here [4]. A brief<br>
> project description is [5]. Please excuse the low quality of<br>
> the pictures, since our small team has so far focussed on<br>
> hardware and software.<br>
><br>
> The difference to off-the-shelf smartphones is that it will be<br>
> well documented (CC-BY-SA) and schematics will be included<br>
> in the spirit of the original Openmoko devices so that you can<br>
> access all the nice peripherals we have designed into it.<br>
> And through the expansion connectors you can also use<br>
> it as a module in your design.<br>
><br>
> And, it is a community project. Everyone is welcome to<br>
> contribute.<br>
><br>
> The driving force behind this project is Golden Delicious<br>
> Computers (<a href="http://www.goldelico.com" target="_blank">www.goldelico.com</a>), a specialist for embedded<br>
> hard-, firm- and software development located in Oberhaching<br>
> near Munich, Bavaria, Germany.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -- next steps --<br>
><br>
> A closed and safe process would be that we silently redesign<br>
> the board (i.e. develop a GTA04A3), order some sample<br>
> boards and test them. If everything finally works, we would<br>
> order components and sit there and wait for them to arrive.<br>
><br>
> Then, we would announce generaly availability in big ads in<br>
> NYT and FAZ.<br>
><br>
> In this mode, you may deduce, that you will not be able to get<br>
> a GTA04 earlier than Summer next year if we don't run out of<br>
> money before.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -- early adopter program --<br>
><br>
> Therefore, we have thought hat we offer an early adoper<br>
> program to the benefit of everybody.<br>
><br>
> The idea is that you can order a GTA04A3 immediately. At<br>
> a fixed price (280 EUR). And we take the risk that prices of<br>
> components will change. You only take the risk that we may<br>
> need more time to get the components and have to spin<br>
> another PCB.<br>
><br>
> Using your money, we will order the core components with<br>
> a long lead time (OMAP, Memory, UMTS module) as soon<br>
> as possible - and early enough before the GTA04A3 design<br>
> is finished.<br>
><br>
> This makes sure that we have enough components for the<br>
> first batch to be produced. And we will not spend the money<br>
> for anything else so that you could even visit us to see your<br>
> chips... But please don't touch.<br>
><br>
> Once, the GTA04A3 boards arrive, we will test some of them<br>
> and if everything looks ok, we will produce your early<br>
> adopter devices. Only in the case that the A3 board has another<br>
> serious flaw, we will have to design a GTA04A4 board first.<br>
><br>
> This all speeds up the process dramatically so that we currently<br>
> estimate delivery of the first units by March 2011.<br>
><br>
> The price has been set very low so that it just covers component<br>
> and production cost at a reduced feature set (there are not all<br>
> peripherals installed but UMTS and GPS will be). It might be<br>
> possible to retrofit some of them.<br>
><br>
> Please note that it does *not* include the LCD module, case and<br>
> battery, because it is a motherboard-replacement to existing<br>
> Openmoko units (Freerunner and Neo1973).<br>
><br>
> And, we can't specify yet which version of the OMAP3<br>
> we will get (600/720/1000 MHz) and how big the RAM/NAND<br>
> flash will be. But expect something similar to the BeagleBoard.<br>
><br>
> Please note that we also have chosen to switch from a GTM501<br>
> UMTS module to a GTM601 which has even better performance<br>
> (HSPA+).<br>
><br>
><br>
> -- how to participate --<br>
><br>
> Here is the link to the EAP offer with more detailed conditions<br>
> (there are some restrictions):<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.handheld-linux.com/wiki.php?page=GTA04-Early-Adopter" target="_blank">http://www.handheld-linux.com/wiki.php?page=GTA04-Early-Adopter</a><br>
><br>
> You can also support us by purchasing a Openmoko Beagle<br>
> Hybrid development tool to extend your existing Beagle Boad<br>
> or by donations.<br>
><br>
> The git repositories and binary downloads of our U-Boot and<br>
> Kernel can be reached through [6].<br>
><br>
> And, come to FOSDEM 2011 to see and touch a GTA04<br>
> and discuss with us about this new gadget.<br>
><br>
><br>
> We wish you all merry christmas and a happy new year.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -- links --<br>
><br>
> [1]: <a href="http://download.goldelico.com/gta04/images/DSC00710.jpg" target="_blank">http://download.goldelico.com/gta04/images/DSC00710.jpg</a><br>
> [2]: <a href="http://download.goldelico.com/gta04/images/DSC00708.jpg" target="_blank">http://download.goldelico.com/gta04/images/DSC00708.jpg</a><br>
> [3]: <a href="http://projects.goldelico.com/p/ombeagle/" target="_blank">http://projects.goldelico.com/p/ombeagle/</a><br>
> [4]: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjFKQx18DgA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjFKQx18DgA</a><br>
> [5]: <a href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GTA04" target="_blank">http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GTA04</a><br>
> [6]: <a href="http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/" target="_blank">http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/</a><br>
><br>
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