For those of you who don't like the iPhone (<spit!>) and might be somewhat underwhelmed by the "Amazingly New and Revolutionary System Update" for the N800, have a look at the new specs for the Neo1973 from OpenMoko:

http://www.slashgear.com/openmoko-up...9th-066104.php

You might start saving up though, because the USD 450,00 for the base unit do not include a SIM. And obviously, the dearth of applications will initially even be worse than on the Maemo platform.

But just imagine the interesting things that can be done with the new graphics accelerator chip and the accelerometers: Beryl with "shaking" interface, anyone?

That's a brilliant looking device (visually and its tech specs), except for the name... it does sound like the screen name of a 34 years old Matrix fan, don't you think??

Such a shame it's only a 640x480 VGA screen.

I am trying to order a Advance Neo 1973 but dont find one anywhere?!?

I don't know where the "Neo" part comes from, but the "1973" refers to the year the mobile phone was invented.

The dpi count is over 280. That's mighty close to (old) laser printer resolution. I'd say that makes it a print quality screen, even more so because there's no colour interpolation.

So, small: yes. Crisp: you betcha.

I'm waiting till November. Let someone else sort out the first bugs...

I appreciate the open phone platform, but that is one ugly looking piece of kit.

Karel, dpi is irrelevant - dpi is simply a relative term for the number of pixels for a given physical screen size and in the case of the Neo the screen size is very small hence the high dpi.

Web sites are drawn using physical pixels not relative measurements such as dpi. A 640 wide resolution is simply too narrow for the vast majority of web sites, yet an 800 pixel wide screen is good enough for more sites. A high or low dpi will not alter the fact that the majority of web sites need to be reformatted and munged about with in order to fit on a 640 wide screen.

640 wide screens are _so_ 2005...

DPI is irrelevant? That's either an ignorant or uninformed comment. Anything higher than VGA on a 2.8" screen will be too small to be readable.