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EVO Smart Console is Linux-based; available for pre-order

, Apr 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Envizions is finally moving forward with their EVO Smart Console. This gaming platform is Linux-based and offers up quite a few impressive features for those looking for an out of the ordinary gaming console option. Final specs have been released and they include a 2.4GHz Athlon 64x2 5600 processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, an ATI HD 3200 graphics card and a 120GB HDD. The console will run on Mirrors, a modified version of Fedora that's capable of quick-booting. This can be updated to Mirrors Evolution X. Plus, there's a cloud service that provides users access to Amiga games and Akimbo videos. Games are expected to cost $20 online or in SD card form. You can pre-order the console now and betas can expect to receive their version starting on April 10. The final version will be available in June for about $380. [via Ubergizmo]

Intel pass Moblin reins to Linux Foundation

, Apr 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel have handed over the reins of the Moblin platform to The Linux Foundation.  Moblin, the open-source Linux OS that Intel have been developing for the past two years, will now be accessible to a larger number of programmers, and Intel's stated purpose for the transition is to take the OS "to the next level".  At the same time, the chip-maker is obviously hoping that greater adoption of Moblin would drive interest in their own Atom processors. Read The Full Story

AarLogic C10/3 tiny Linux PC with GPS/GPRS

, Mar 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

Super-compact Linux computers will have to step up their game, with the launch of the Round Solutions AarLogic C10/3.  Not only does the 104mm x 63mm board have dual ARM processors but a complete communications module with quadband GPRS and SiRF3 GPS. Read The Full Story

UMID M1 changes afoot: non-3G first, case & OS tweaks

, Mar 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

Ah, the perils of not being specific enough.  When we said we wanted UMID to sort out the first-gen M1 mbook having non-US-friendly HSDPA, what we hoped was that the Korean company would switch radios to a US-spec 3G chipset.  Instead, they're now planning to leave out HSDPA in the first wave of shipments. Read The Full Story

Unnamed MID gets clever pocket docking station

, Mar 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

No brand, no model name, and very little chance of seeing it outside of China, but this MID does at least have some design intelligence that makes it stand out from the crowd.  The Linux-based touchscreen device comes with a carry-case docking station, which boasts both its own Li-Ion battery and headphone, ethernet, USB and VGA ports. Read The Full Story

Cheap Linux PMPs get touchscreen Linux hack

, Mar 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

The iPod may have won the popularity war for PMPs in many markets, but that hasn't stopped a healthy ecosystem of unknown-brand media players that are usually cheap and, in varying degrees, cheerful.  Such players just got a little more useful, with a hack to run Linux on PMPs using the common Ingenic JZ4732 chipset, such as the Onda VX747. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Maemo 5 Alpha SDK released: hardware 3D acceleration & LBS

, Mar 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

While at first glance not perhaps the most inspiring of images, this is actually a very special desktop: it's that of the Maemo 5 Alpha SDK, which Nokia have freshly released today.  Comprising the new UI framework and app development APIs, the SDK now supports hardware acceleration for 3D graphics at WVGA resolution. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire One ‘Slimline’ gets hands-on feedback & gallery

, Feb 26th 2009 Discuss [1]

More details about the slimline Acer Aspire One spotted yesterday have emerged, in the shape of some hands-on images and what are suggested to be the new netbook's specifications.  According to the anonymous source, the netbook - which is the ZG8 according to the product label - runs Intel's 1.6GHz N270 Atom processor with 1GB of RAM and, contrary to initial expectations, a 160GB hard-drive rather than an SSD.  Read The Full Story

Marvell SheevaPlug: $99 Linux PC hidden in a wall-wart

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [10]

Marvell have been talking up their SheevaPlug reference design, a wall-wart power plug that actually hides an entire Linux PC.  Priced at $99, inside the SheevaPlug there's an ARM-based 1.2GHz Sheeva embedded processor, 512MB of DDR2 memory, 512MB of flash storage, gigabit ethernet and USB 2.0; in fact the development kit is available now. Read The Full Story

New Acer Aspire One with skinny-casing: SSD & Linux likely

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Images of a new Acer Aspire One netbook have emerged, with a slimmer chassis than the recent 10-inch D150 version.  The as-yet unannounced netbook also has the SD memory expansion slot which disappeared in the transition from 8.9-inch to 10-inches, and that plus the reduced heft suggests that what we see here is the SSD version. Read The Full Story

Mitsubishi developed Linux-based Car in-dash Blu-ray player

, Feb 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

Mitsubishi Electric unveiled it latest automobile In-dash player with a Linux-driven Blu-ray player to be integrated with its Windows CE’s car navigation systems. Like most automobile in-dash player, the thin profile 1D1N Mitsubishi Blu-ray player is a shrunken version of home-used Blu-ray player, at the size of 1/3 smaller than the regular shelf component units. Read The Full Story

Xfce creator talks Linux, Moblin, netbooks and open-source

, Feb 6th 2009 Discuss [2]

As Intel’s investment into the Moblin OS gets increasing attention, and more non-technical users are introduced to Linux-based platforms in the shape of low-cost netbooks, 2009 will see open-source become more mainstream than ever before.  Under the hood there’s much that makes Linux safer, more efficient and secure than rival systems, but for most new users it’s what they can see on-screen that counts.  SlashGear caught up with Xfce creator Olivier Fourdan, whose desktop environment has not only been selected by Intel for Moblin but can be found on many existing Linux netbooks, and talked Intel, Moblin, the future for netbooks and what challenges he sees for open-source newcomer Android.

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