Openmoko releases CAD files for Neo branded phones

March 12, 2008

The Open Source community inspired Openmoko's decision to release the CAD files that describe the physical shell of the Neo and Freerunner mobile phones. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Openmoko, creator of the first completely open mobile computing platform, has posted the industrial design source files for its Neo branded mobile phones under a ShareAlike Creative Commons license.

The decision to release the files that describe the physical shell of the device was driven by the community of Open Source developers. The goal was to enable changes to the case that go beyond mere cosmetics and address the fundamental needs of specific vertical markets by modifying the phone from the inside out.

The Neo series of open mobile devices is currently being sold to developers and educational institutions worldwide through Openmoko, the independent subsidiary of Taiwan electronics giant FIC. Dedicated to providing a totally FOSS mobile computing platform for development of mobile consumer electronics communication devices, Openmoko provides the community with the software sources, and now the industrial design drawings, while FIC offers the manufacturing services for the next generation of breakthrough consumer electronics products.
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