Steve Jobs has his iPhone. It's got iPod, it's got wireless, (it's got no 3G), and it's got your attention - not to mention US$ 600 of your money. But that's Apple. Stevie hasn't mentioned (yet) if the iPhone will be open to third-party applications. Still, the iPhone is one alternative - the proprietary one. But here's another, and it's open source.

Meet OpenMoko's FIC Neo1973 Smartphone - "the world's first integrated open-source mobile communications platform". "For the first time, the mobile ecosystem will be as open as the PC, and mobile applications equally as diverse and more easily accessible," says Sean Moss-Pultz, architect of OpenMoko and Product Manager of FIC's Mobile Communication Business Unit.

Like any good smartphone, the Neo1973 offers the usual slate of communications tools for the businessman on the go - push email and PIM, cellular, and so forth. By being open-source, though, it promises to accept a range of software, including and especially just like your PC. Thank goodness then for 64MB of NAND flash memory to store it in. Hmm... open-source MP3 player?

Other features of an open-source cellphone after the jump!

In the still on-going Computex 2006 -- a computer expo held annually at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan -- First International Computer, Inc. (FIC) presented a 40" LCD PC tagged as the 'Lumina'. The LCD PC received such warm reception from the expo-goers not only because of its physical attributes but also because of its other features.

This contraption is jampacked with features such as a core duo mobile CPU, built-in PC TV tuner, 400GB HDD, 7.1 surround media side panel, USB, and Wi-Fi access with an internal satellite options. There is still no information on its availability and price tag. This baby was presented together with another FIC creation, the highly praised Spectra-T Entertainment PC.