Archive for December 13th, 2007

Create Your Own Mobile Phone

 There are many attempts going on “create your own phone” idea. Here’s one from US startup BugLabs (cool logo I must say). I saw it featured at Springwise. Click here to read the full story.

bug.jpgWould-be product designers start with Bug Labs’ basic module—in essence, a Linux-based mobile computer. Then, they add other modules to give the basic device fresh capabilities. Want a camera that tags photos with a GPS-derived location and then uploads them to the web? All it takes is fitting the necessary components together. The software to run the device is also modular, though customizing it may require some minor coding. Bug Labs aims to start selling both the basic module and the first four add-ons (GPS, digital camera/videocam, colour LCD touchscreen and an accelerometer/motion sensor) by the end of 2007.

I need to watch this and try it out, so please remind me if you don’t see an update on this after a few weeks!