If you're craving for an iPhone but haven't planned to fly to the US before xmas - or just don't want to take the risk of unlocking it despite the good news from the activation unlock contest - have a look at the Neo1973 from OpenMoko.

The open-sourced Linux mobile phone, which had been introduced before the iPhone last year, not only looks like an iPhone but also has a similar multi-touch screen, a wifi interface and 3D accelerometers. However, there's a major difference between those two nice toys. While the iPhone is locked and its applications are strictly controlled by Apple, Neo's software and hardware are designed to be expandable and fully configurable by the developer community.

The Neo1973 is already available online in its developer preview version ($300 without WLAN). The consumer edition will be released in October. So, are you iPhone or Neo?

Official site: http://www.openmoko.com