ROAD S101 Linux Smartphone Has It All: Nokia Killer?

Hey, just so long as this model is better than that of the Nokia E70 never-ending beta crap-matic wonder, then I say go for it if you feel that Nokia’s stock prices are not an indicator of some coming trouble.

A few days ago, we wrote about a Linux based platform for phones. The ROAD S101 series phones are the sexy fruits of that open-souced nerd news. And surprisingly, they have enough nice hardware and software to give the similar Nokia Communicator 9500 a run for its money. The ROAD, which stands for Remote Office Access Device, flips open to reveal a keyboard with very large keys. The hardware includes a tiny monochrome 102 by 65 pixel external screen for dialing, and a beautiful 640 by 240 pixel display on the inside. The camera? A 2Megapixel setup. For connectivity, the GSM phone depends on EDGE data, but also does WiFi, Bluetooth, and infrared. There’s an SD memory slot, too. So, it’s very PC like. But so is the battery life of 5 hours while you’re actively using using it as a mobile workstation. So much for telecommuting a long day from the beach. Jump for another picture, screenshots, and to read about the software inside…. Source: Gizmodo