Zerophone: Here is the new phone based on Linux and without any body for real Nerd
It will only cost 50 dollars and was launched via a crowfounding platform. It’s called Zerophone and the smartphone uses open-source software to be modified directly by the user. The details.
It cannot be considered a smartphone because it does not take photos or does not have a premium appearance, but it can be repaired directly by the user who can also modify its functionality by acting directly on the code thanks to the use of open source Linux software.
We speak clearly of the new Zerophone, a portable device, built practically with a Rasperry Pi card and that will allow you to ” play ” every Nerd lover of telephony spending only 50 dollars.
Zerophone is a project presented on Crowd Supply, the platform that helps fundraising projects still in development that are seeking subsidies. As its creator explains, ” The ZeroPhone is user-friendly and will have the typical functions of a telephone, but will allow it to be extended with advanced features when the user needs it “. The idea is to make a phone around a Raspberry Pi card that is accompanied by a WiFi module and an Arduino microcontroller.
On a technical level, however, we must settle for a 1.3-inch Oled screen with a resolution of just 128×64 pixels. As well as the connectivity that at the time of launch will support only 2G SIM cards, while access to 3G and 4G networks will be available later.
Clearly, what will be possible with this Zerophone is in the imagination of the most nerd users who can also try to add a 5 or 8 megapixel camera or maybe even an infrared receiver, a GPS module or even the slot for the memory expansion with MicroSD cards.
