OpenMoko release open-source handset casing CAD files
OpenMoko, the open-source Linux cellphone developer behind the FreeRunner handset and the Dash Express GPS unit, have taken the design-your-own-handset process one step beyond offering a custom software platform by making the CAD files for creating a suitable casing open-source as well. Users can now create prototype and one-off designs either for production on a CNC machine or for full-scale manufacture.
"With your current phone, you might be able to change the skin, add some rhinestones. Inconsequential customization. With this, you can change the physical shell"Steve Mosher, OpenMoko
"Freeing up the source allows people to invent things we couldn't have imagined People look at the platform, and say 'Hey, I can do something with this'" Steve Mosher, OpenMoko
OpenMoko are claiming that their target audience remains "makers of things", the engineers and designers who prompt development. The CAD files are offered in Pro Engineer format and under the creative commons licence.
The next reference handset from the company is expected in April this year.
[via Wired]
"With your current phone, you might be able to change the skin, add some rhinestones. Inconsequential customization. With this, you can change the physical shell"Steve Mosher, OpenMoko
"Freeing up the source allows people to invent things we couldn't have imagined People look at the platform, and say 'Hey, I can do something with this'" Steve Mosher, OpenMoko
OpenMoko are claiming that their target audience remains "makers of things", the engineers and designers who prompt development. The CAD files are offered in Pro Engineer format and under the creative commons licence.
The next reference handset from the company is expected in April this year.
[via Wired]
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