Today at CES I was able to spend a few moments playing with the OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner mobile phone. It was not fully functional, but the features that did work on this open source Linux phone looked really great. Read on for more first impressions.

All I can say is, Thank Goodness for Lunch @ Piero's. This little event crams journalists and vendors into a tiny restaurant just across the street from the Las Vegas Convention Center. In between meetings, I was able to dash over there and take the Neo for a test drive.

First off, the hardware is downright beefy. While I like the overall look and feel of the prototype, it is a very thick phone and will not be very pocket friendly. It had barely any buttons on the exterior, extolling them for a full touch screen user interface.

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