[conspire] (forw) Re: [ILUG] Android gone Free

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Don Marti (dmarti at zgp.org):

> Bug Labs has a GSM module "in progress" --
>   http://buglabs.ideascale.com/akira/dtd/963-567
> 
> Might be worth following if you're interested in this
> kind of project, since the Bug base unit has all the
> battery stuff onboard, plus all the interfaces you
> might want for development/testing:
>   http://bugcommunity.com/wiki/index.php/BUGbase

Wow, talk about your ambitious ground-up engineering approach:  They've
essentially created a modular set of open hardware and open-source
software that can be banged together for arbitrary purposes.

Interesting site that covers progress on Android ports to any and all
other (unlocked) smartphones:
http://clonedroidphone.com/

Comparative review of a number of unlocked Chinese-made smartphones:
http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/CECT-P168.html