[Tfug] Hackable phone?

[Bexley Hall]

Hi, Zack,

--- On Sun, 2/15/09, Zack Williams <zdwzdw at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I'm looking for a phone with buil-in WiFi, touch screen, etc.
> > that I can *hack*.  Preferably, something that is "outdated"
> > (i.e., that I can pick up on eBay -- I'd hate to end up
> > busting a brand new iPhone, etc.).  Ideally, something I
> > can find a *couple* of (so I can break one while I am
> > dicking around with it  :> )
> 
> If the phone portion isn't needed, there are plenty of
> iPaqs and other PDA's that work.

Yeah, but *adding* the phone capablities to a PDA is *way*
beyond my skillset!  ;-)

> Supposedly Nokia's S60 phones will run python and other
> open code, but they lack touchscreens:
> 
> http://opensource.nokia.com/projects/index.html

I'm just interested in viable *hardware* -- if the entire
OS has to be replaced, that's not an issue.

> There's not a whole lot else out there unless you buy
> an Android phone, through their developer program

<frown>  Google is the next Evil Empire.  :-/

--don