The GeeksPhone Keon is an entry-level
smartphone
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released by
GeeksPhone
GeeksPhone was a Spanish smartphone company founded in 2009. GeeksPhone's most notable products are open Android phones and developer devices of Firefox OS.
History
GeeksPhone was founded in early 2009 by Javier Agüera and Rodrigo Silva-Ramos. ...
in April 2013. It is intended for
software developer
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s wanting to build and test
mobile application
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s on the new
Firefox OS
Firefox OS (project name: ''Boot to Gecko'', also known as ''B2G'') is a discontinued Open-source software, open-source operating system made for smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, and Matchstick TV, dongles designed by Mozilla and exte ...
, not for general consumers.
The Keon and the higher-end
Peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
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* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-d ...
are the first commercially available mobile devices running
Firefox OS
Firefox OS (project name: ''Boot to Gecko'', also known as ''B2G'') is a discontinued Open-source software, open-source operating system made for smartphones, tablet computers, smart TVs, and Matchstick TV, dongles designed by Mozilla and exte ...
.
History and availability
GeeksPhone Keon and Peak initially became available on 23 April 2013 and the first batch sold out in a few hours.
See also
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Comparison of Firefox OS devices
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Devices Smartphones
Tablet computer
Other devices
See also
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References
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Firefox OS devices
Linux-based devices
Mobile Linux
Open-source mobile phones
Smartphones