Free Hardware groups & Resources:

Guide to all open source hardware 125+ projects/kits in 19 categories

"Each year we do a guide to all open source hardware and this year there are over 125 unique 
projects/kits in 19 categories, up from about 60 in 2008, more than doubling the projects out there!
- it's incredible!"

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/open_source_hardware_2009_-_the_def.html

CoreBoot

coreboot (formerly LinuxBIOS): http://www.coreboot.org/

Open design cell phone

Is there any open design cell phone now that the FreeRunner from OpenMoko died?  Isn't there something like Mameo?? maybe sponsored by Intel, using the Moblin linux sw??  A competitor to the Google Android??


Open Handset Alliance
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Handset_Alliance

"By the end of 2009 there will be at least 18 phone models using Android worldwide, according to Google"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29#Hardware_products_running_Android

Neo OpenMoko Cell Phone - Where have all the schematics gone?

openmoko.com  - Did all the hw circuit designs get removed from the website? I don't see them there.

OpenMoko FreeRunner development canceled, staff slashed
www.engadget.com/2009/04/06/openmoko-freerunner-canceled-staff-slashed

Power supply for desktop computers in developing countries

Professor Brewer UCB said he might like to have an open hw project for the design of a better power supply for desktop computers in developing countries where the electric supply is less dependable, & to increase efficiency for the computer.
www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Faculty/Homepages/brewer.html