Linutop 3 out to seduce minimalists, cheapskates

• Author: admin
• Filed under: Displays
• Date: Sep 5,2009

We know we expend a lot of digital ink talking about oomph and va va voom, but sometimes you just need a computer you can give to your old grandpappy and let him go wild with the Reader’s Digest online edition.

The Linutop 3, sporting a custom Linux OS atop a blistering 1GHz VIA C7 CPU, 1GB of RAM and a tremendously capacious 2GB SSD, is just that sort of machine.

It asks for a mere €340 ($485) and 20 watts of power, and lets you expand storage by adding an internal hard drive or plugging a memory stick into one of six available USB ports. Read the rest of this entry »

The 10 Hottest Linux Powered Gadgets

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• Filed under: General
• Date: Nov 15,2008

In recent years, we have witnessed an almost prolific resurgence of the Linux Kernel. Easily re-purposed by companies and free of licensing and cost, the open-source system is continuously being integrated into new consumer electronics.

Linux has become so ubiquitous in fact, that many of you may already own Linux-based gadgets without even knowing it! Read the rest of this entry »