OpenMoko for everyone!

The first phone with OpenMoko support, FIC Neo 1973, can now be bought by anyone with a credit card.

It’s $300 US for the basic kit which is pretty well stocked. It includes the stylus, headset, carrying pouch, a half gig memory card, lanyard and the data cable. The $450 developer kit stuffs all that into a big padded toolbox plus a debug board, extra battery and memory card, extra USB cable as well as a Torx T6 screwdriver and a guitar pick to pop the thing open.

The openmoko site has been updated. It has many more details than before but the best sources of information remain the mailing lists. The announce list is a good one to be on as a bare minimum, the others tend to be high volume. I’m still waiting on a better data plan before I replace my phone but this is a good candidate.