The Openmoko Neo Freerunner will be distributed by Koolu, a Canada-based company set on bringing these open handsets into the mainstream. What’s interesting is Openmoko is generally respected for what they do. Their Linux-based handsets are innovative but there’s just one problem: no one is buying them. 
To help remedy that, Koolu has signed on to bring the Neo Freerunner to worldwide attention. They are qualified, having made innovations in both Google Apps and Skype and they are bringing that innovation to the Freerunner by going an untraditional route. The phones will be offered for free to developers in exchange for Google Apps, and then once the Apps are up and running, the phone will be offered to the public.
As if that weren’t enough, Koolu also wants to eventually incorporate a laser-projected keyboard into the phone to help reduce E waste (pictured above). It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
