Comments on: GeeksPhone ONE: For The Sake Of Inclusion http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Geeks Phone One Official, Coming This Fall | Android Phone Fans http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-31605 Geeks Phone One Official, Coming This Fall | Android Phone Fans Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:20:27 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-31605 [...] to eat my words. A month ago I posted an article about the Geek Phone One but my tone was of cautious pessimism. I wasn’t sure the phone and company were real and even if they were, I strongly doubted the [...] [...] to eat my words. A month ago I posted an article about the Geek Phone One but my tone was of cautious pessimism. I wasn’t sure the phone and company were real and even if they were, I strongly doubted the [...]

]]> By: Thain http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-25096 Thain Sun, 17 May 2009 15:36:27 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-25096 hm. resistive touch screen... that doesnt excite me. hm. resistive touch screen… that doesnt excite me.

]]> By: Tre Arrow http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24978 Tre Arrow Sat, 16 May 2009 18:35:41 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24978 Yeah openmoko lost my attention when they ditched gtk for qtopia. Still love my Nokia tablet. Yeah openmoko lost my attention when they ditched gtk for qtopia. Still love my Nokia tablet.

]]> By: Javier Aguera http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24916 Javier Aguera Sat, 16 May 2009 08:20:39 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24916 Sorry for making a bit offtopic, but I know people from the original OpenMoko Project. They accomplished their objectives, selling 9K units of this kind of phone is a success. The FreeRunner was not intended for mainstream users, just because of the design and that the O.S. (even Qtopia) is not good enough for everyday use. That does not mean failure,it's called market segementation focusing ;) @Rob: haven't received yet your e-mail, and I would be interested in chatting with you :) Sorry for making a bit offtopic, but I know people from the original OpenMoko Project. They accomplished their objectives, selling 9K units of this kind of phone is a success. The FreeRunner was not intended for mainstream users, just because of the design and that the O.S. (even Qtopia) is not good enough for everyday use. That does not mean failure,it’s called market segementation focusing ;)

@Rob: haven’t received yet your e-mail, and I would be interested in chatting with you :)

]]> By: Rob Jackson http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24836 Rob Jackson Fri, 15 May 2009 22:16:03 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24836 It seems I WAS wrong about OpenMoko... I'll reach out to them and see if we can get some updates and info on their Android aspirations. @David - If we stuck to only the facts, we would be reduced to every other android/mobile/tech blog out there. You'll continue to read opinions, we won't always get it right and as always, you're free to disagree and voice your own opinion in the comments. It seems I WAS wrong about OpenMoko… I’ll reach out to them and see if we can get some updates and info on their Android aspirations.

@David – If we stuck to only the facts, we would be reduced to every other android/mobile/tech blog out there. You’ll continue to read opinions, we won’t always get it right and as always, you’re free to disagree and voice your own opinion in the comments.

]]> By: David http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24833 David Fri, 15 May 2009 21:51:25 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24833 Openmoko is still available, you can buy it from different distributors all around the world. Not only does it work and exist but there are about 5 or more operating systems for it already working and being developed actively. Its not intended for a mainstream market, its only intended for developers and geeks, maybe thats why you stopped hearing about it, your not part of their market. A company named koolu is selling the freerunner with android preinstalled. http://www.koolu.com/ I agree with being skeptical about all of this but far more than that you are giving your own negative opinion on a matter that you dont seem to know much about. Id stick with the facts. Openmoko is still available, you can buy it from different distributors all around the world. Not only does it work and exist but there are about 5 or more operating systems for it already working and being developed actively. Its not intended for a mainstream market, its only intended for developers and geeks, maybe thats why you stopped hearing about it, your not part of their market.

A company named koolu is selling the freerunner with android preinstalled.
http://www.koolu.com/

I agree with being skeptical about all of this but far more than that you are giving your own negative opinion on a matter that you dont seem to know much about. Id stick with the facts.

]]> By: Phil http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24817 Phil Fri, 15 May 2009 20:32:13 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24817 You may have a point but I think you messed up with Openmoko. They simply have an idea that will never become mainstream. You might have been better off pointing to the Kogan Aurora though they claim this is going to be produced now. As for the netbook thing. Don't think that they won't show up. I believe the hype may be a little premature and people may be to caught up in the current netbook form factor. I believe they will show up in the form of some tablet/smart phone format that has a size between the two and will probably be best used as a phone with a bluetooth headset. You may have a point but I think you messed up with Openmoko. They simply have an idea that will never become mainstream. You might have been better off pointing to the Kogan Aurora though they claim this is going to be produced now.

As for the netbook thing. Don’t think that they won’t show up. I believe the hype may be a little premature and people may be to caught up in the current netbook form factor. I believe they will show up in the form of some tablet/smart phone format that has a size between the two and will probably be best used as a phone with a bluetooth headset.

]]> By: Bflame7 http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24781 Bflame7 Fri, 15 May 2009 15:12:11 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24781 I don't think this is for real I think it is most likely fake but who knows maybe it will turn out to be real. I don’t think this is for real I think it is most likely fake but who knows maybe it will turn out to be real.

]]> By: JAvier Aguera http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24746 JAvier Aguera Fri, 15 May 2009 10:25:02 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24746 Oh, I forgot. Please feel free to contact me at javier@geeksphone.com or through here for any question you may have. I will be happy to answer you as soon as I can -we are quite busy these days as you might understand-. Oh, I forgot. Please feel free to contact me at javier@geeksphone.com or through here for any question you may have. I will be happy to answer you as soon as I can -we are quite busy these days as you might understand-.

]]> By: JAvier Aguera http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24745 JAvier Aguera Fri, 15 May 2009 10:21:43 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24745 Hello everybody, My name is Javier Aguera and I'm the COO of GeeksPhone SL. Well, first of all i'm really sorry about the bad impressions that we are receiving from some blogs, including this one. However, we fully understand your position and we would be skeptic too if we were "on the other side". Xataka, which is the major gadgets blog in Spain, published some confidential details before we expected to make an official press release. That press release was intended to be released at the end of May or perhaps early June. We weren't ready yet, and the project was being developed in absolute secret (actually the website is still under development and the blog contains a few "test" posts). We are really sorry for this whole mess, but it was definitely unplanned. Just wanted to clarify that this is not a scam. We are a young company and we understand our limitations, but we have strong support behind us. We will have the first phone samples within a few weeks, and by mid-June we will have the definitive ones ready. I'd want to add two more things: 1) We have not received any e-mail from the editor of this blog. We had to increase yesterday the antispam measures, and that might be the reason. Please, send me an e-mail to my personal address (the one registered with this comment) and I will be happy to discuss further on our project. 2) We will be really happy to chat with you on your next podcast, sure! Best regards, and again we are really sorry for this situation, but we are the first surprised ones! Hello everybody,

My name is Javier Aguera and I’m the COO of GeeksPhone SL.
Well, first of all i’m really sorry about the bad impressions that we are receiving from some blogs, including this one. However, we fully understand your position and we would be skeptic too if we were “on the other side”.

Xataka, which is the major gadgets blog in Spain, published some confidential details before we expected to make an official press release. That press release was intended to be released at the end of May or perhaps early June. We weren’t ready yet, and the project was being developed in absolute secret (actually the website is still under development and the blog contains a few “test” posts).

We are really sorry for this whole mess, but it was definitely unplanned.

Just wanted to clarify that this is not a scam. We are a young company and we understand our limitations, but we have strong support behind us.

We will have the first phone samples within a few weeks, and by mid-June we will have the definitive ones ready.

I’d want to add two more things:

1) We have not received any e-mail from the editor of this blog. We had to increase yesterday the antispam measures, and that might be the reason. Please, send me an e-mail to my personal address (the one registered with this comment) and I will be happy to discuss further on our project.

2) We will be really happy to chat with you on your next podcast, sure!

Best regards, and again we are really sorry for this situation, but we are the first surprised ones!

]]> By: dylan http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24723 dylan Fri, 15 May 2009 07:00:58 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24723 @ Eric isnt that phone one of the phones that was rumored for android like last week? @ Eric isnt that phone one of the phones that was rumored for android like last week?

]]> By: cray http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24687 cray Thu, 14 May 2009 23:58:14 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24687 i call bullspit. itd be awesome though. i love hot sauce! i call bullspit. itd be awesome though. i love hot sauce!

]]> By: Vinc http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24684 Vinc Thu, 14 May 2009 23:31:35 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24684 Your points about GeeksPhone ONE are good but just for the record, I don't think OpenMoko is gone. We sold all ours because they didn't live up to our expectations. They are real products that can make and receive calls and perform many geeky tasks. Your points about GeeksPhone ONE are good but just for the record, I don’t think OpenMoko is gone. We sold all ours because they didn’t live up to our expectations. They are real products that can make and receive calls and perform many geeky tasks.

]]> By: Eric http://phandroid.com/2009/05/14/geeksphone-one-for-the-sake-of-inclusion/#comment-24677 Eric Thu, 14 May 2009 23:07:31 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=2755#comment-24677 http://www.openmoko.com/product.html The freerunner has been available for a while now. No carriers, I don't think. http://www.openmoko.com/product.html
The freerunner has been available for a while now. No carriers, I don’t think.

]]>