廉価携帯電話でユビキタス・コンピューティングを目指したopenmoko

オープンソースのプラットフォームで動く携帯でマーク・ワイザーの構想したユビキタス・コンピューティングの実現を目指すopenmokoプロジェクト。2月の製品発表を目指したオープンモコの製品名であるNeo1973のNeoは新しいという意味で、1973とは携帯電話の発明者であるマーティー・クーパーが最初に携帯を使った1973年を指している。

Mark Weiser wrote those words almost 15 years ago in a Scientific American article titled, "The Computer for the 21st Century." In it, he coined the term "ubiquitous computing", and proposed a set of ground rules for devices of the 21st century. Temporally, we're here. Technologically, we're close. Sometimes looking at common every day objects with a fresh perspective yields interesting new ideas. [...]Today we're going to propose that the foundation for ubiquitous computing is already here. Mobile phones have become part of the fabric of everyday life. Does this mean that the mobile phone is the ubiquitous computing device we've all waited for? Currently, no. But with a subtle change we would argue, yes.
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At this point, we should tell you why we chose the name "Neo1973." "Neo" means new. Dr. Marty Cooper (the inventor of the mobile phone) made the first call ever in 1973. We believe that an open source mobile phone can revolutionize, once again, the world of communication. This will be the New 1973. Join us. "Free Your Phone."

http://www.cubicgarden.com/blojsom/blog/cubicgarden/technology/mobile+technology/2007/01/21/Free-your-phone-a-few-words-from-OpenMoko.html
http://www.openmoko.com/