Trolltech is better known as the guys behind the Qt application framework which provides a cross platform application development framework for software developers. However, these guys are also active developers for the Linux device community with their Qtopia application development platform. As part of the Qtopia initiative, Trolltech has rolled out a reference hardware design for their Qtopia Phone Edition platform called the Qtopia Greenphone.

The Qtopia Greenphone is a Linux powered mobile development device offering a development environment for Linux based application. Specs on the phone include:

  • Qtopia Phone Edition 4.1.7
  • Linux kernal 2.4.19
  • Touch screen and keypad UI
  • QVGA LCD color screen
  • Marvell PXA270 312 MHz processor
  • 64MB RAM
  • 128MB Flash
  • miniSD card
  • Broadcom GSM/GPRS baseband processor
  • Tri-band GSM support
  • Bluetooth support
  • mini-USB port
  • 1.3 megapixel digital camera

If you’re interested in the phone and in the development environment, then you should check out this page here at Trolltech’s website. The phone itself costs $695 and comes in the Greenphone SDK Professional package, the Greenphone SDK light package, and the Greenphone Community SDK package.

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