OpenMoko went live today allowing developers to purchase a $300 developers kit or a $450 advanced developers kit. The final product is slated for release in October.

The Neo 1973 mobile phone is a GNU / Linux based open software development platform. Besides running a fully fledged Linux kernel and availability in 2 colors it features:

• 2.8" VGA TFT color display- Touchscreen, usable with stylus or fingers
• 266MHz Samsung System on a Chip (SOC)
• USB 1.1, switchable between Client and Host (unpowered)
• Integrated AGPS
• 2.5G GSM - quad band, voice, CSD, GPRS
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Micro SD slot
• High Quality audio codec