My Cellphone, and a little heads up
I’ve got two things to talk type about today, and I’m going to start with the interesting one.
I know what mobile communications device I’m getting! I had originally planned to pick up the Samsung SCH-u740, but decided I didn’t need it since I wasn’t going to get text messaging. I had decided to get the LG VX8600(Chocolate’s flipphone cousin) and nearly signed up. Unfortunately, due to a lack of credit, I couldn’t get a phone without a $400 deposit and with auto insurance just around the corner, I had to back out. This at first seemed bad, until about an hour ago when I decided that I needed something that would replace my Zire 21 as well. That left me looking for a smartphone, and the OpenMoko came to mind. The device(hereon referring to the OpenMoko) is slated to release this March September and will be the first open source cellular phone on the market.
With such a distant relesed date you may wonder why it’s worth the wait. The OpenMoko runs linux and I am an avid linux fan. I’ve also run Fedora Core 6 on my laptop since Dec. ‘06/Jan. ‘07 and would like a fully integrated experience. This previous statement is shown in the iPod+iTunes relationship, which is so fluid that it can’t fail. My Zire 21 often has trouble syncing….but OpenMoko should….Just Workâ„¢. Next, I’m just tired of this whole mess. I’d be in better financial shape, and have a higher need for a phone, in the latter months of this year. Plus, the phone is also going to support bluetooth and a few other features for the wait.
That heads up I promised you? Here it is. I’ll be heading to bed @11pm effective 02-28-2007. I have the ACT coming up and I need the extra sleep. Next, no more dates. I’ve set dates for so many things(Rockbox Userbar) and have failed to meet them. I think it would be best for me to just suprise people than give them due dates and miss them. Also, I’ll be taking a break from Userbar creation to work on sites for my clients so that I actually have something to put in the Portfolio page that doesn’t exist yet.
Sayonara,
Kamisamanou Burgess
