[ForbiddenX]

Interesting crowd sourcing project from Ubuntu:

Ubuntu Edge | Indiegogo (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge)

http://assets.ubuntu.com/sites/ubuntu/515/u/img/campaigns/22072013_gogo/dark/edge-1.jpg
http://assets.ubuntu.com/sites/ubuntu/515/u/img/campaigns/22072013_gogo/dark/edge-3.jpg

Ubuntu Edge Teaser Promo - YouTube

Spec wise, it looks it would be something that would run Ubuntu in that desktop mode really well.

[twitchyzero]

they haven't decided on the SoC..how can they expect anyone to pledge over $20?
it does look very sexy though...but you can probably get similar performance loading up Ubuntu Touch on your GNex/Nexus4/7/10 then hook it up to your monitor via HML USB

[areyounoob]

Tempting, but not tempting enough for $830.

[Presto]

For one day only, you can contribute $600, and they will send you a phone.


FOR ONE DAY ONLY
3029 out of 5000 claimed
Get the exclusive Ubuntu Edge smartphone at a special 24-hour introductory price. Includes a place on the Ubuntu Edge Founders page. (Free shipping within the US and UK, add $30 for all other destinations) If unsold, this perk will expire on Tuesday 23rd July at 16:00 BST.
Estimated delivery: May 2014
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge/contributions/new?perk_amt=600&perk_id=1195396

[areyounoob]

For one day only, you can contribute $600, and they will send you a phone.

Wait, so I get to keep the phone? :suspicious: That makes a lot more sense... I thought we only got to keep it for 24 hours..:failed:

[FerrariEnzo]

Wait, so I get to keep the phone? :suspicious: That makes a lot more sense... I thought we only got to keep it for 24 hours..:failed:
the sale is for 24hrs at that price


wow.. i like that screen...

[ForbiddenX]

Damn.. the $600 is already sold out :(

[SpeedStars]

expecting these things to hit CL and ebay at over 1k a pop. Was interested at 600..now at 830, it doesn't seem to be worth it to me.
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[asian_XL]

"Estimated delivery: May 2014"

[T2Small]

Signed up for two.

[Porschedog]

I doubt they will be able to raise 32 million
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[Manic!]

New deal 2 for $1400. Get them while there hot.

[Matlock]

I would love to get one, but I don't want to put down money for a phone that I don't get until may.

[twitchyzero]

Ubuntu Edge Overview - YouTube

[CRS]

Signed up for two.

New deal 2 for $1400. Get them while there hot.

Pulled the trigger too early.

Now you can get it for $675 for a single.

[dangonay]

Saw their site. Having worked with electronics and manufacturing I have no faith in their ability to produce a device even remotely comparable to a new iPhone or Galaxy. Building a phone is infinitely more complex than some other well-known crowd funded projects (like the Ouya). Something as simple as the cell antenna is very complex.

And reading through their list of specs sounds more like some kid dreaming up his ideal gaming rig than someone giving serious thought to the benefits and drawbacks of hardware choices.
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[T2Small]

Pulled the trigger too early.

Now you can get it for $675 for a single.

We can optionally get a refund. Considering how much I use Ubuntu servers and desktops they can keep the difference.

[Kim Jong Un]

RIP Ubuntu Edge, but Ubuntu is still coming to smartphones in 2014 | ExtremeTech (http://www.extremetech.com/computing/164577-rip-ubuntu-edge-but-ubuntu-is-still-coming-to-smartphones-in-2014)
RIP Unbuntu Edge, nice try though.

[!MiKrofT]

The goal was just too high.

[FerrariEnzo]

would have been one sexy looking phone...

maybe they need to team up with a phone maker like Sony or something...

[Matlock]

RIP... Need new phone but I don't like any of the ones currently out.