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Microsoft's Mesh Video and Screens: File Sync and Sharing Was Never So Complicated

Microsoft's Mesh seems full of promise, even if you can't find a jargon free definition of it anywhere, even Microsoft: All your devices working together; Access from Anywhere, Simple to Share; Stay Informed; Protection You Know. Let's stick with the simple here and now: It's online file syncing, sharing, and storage for many devices. And Windows' existing remote desktop software is thrown in. At its best, Mesh should be as simple as the diagram above implies, but other screenshots and the 25-minute tour video below show it to be much more complicated. Why is this the case when file sharing and sync has had the potential to be transparent and automated as on .Mac and Zonbu's systems? More »

8:48 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Brian Lam
6,922 views, 53 comments

Latest by The Brain: @pwnz0r: "I could just use a dirt cheap 8GB flash drive." When that drive is sitting on your desk half way across the country and you need a file on it, you'll get why Mesh is important. more »

zonbu notebook

Hands On: Zonbu's Data Syncing Linux Notebook

The $279 Zonbu Notebook is the latest offering from the Open Source computer company—following up on the $99 Zonbu Desktop released earlier this year. The software is the same OS seen on the desktop, updated with a few new features such as real time data syncing. But the question remains: Does Zonbu find the sweet spot between solid performance and an entry level price?
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9:00 AM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By Adrian Covert
8,106 views, 10 comments

Latest by TwilightPrincess: Well, I for one will be glad to get rid of my p.o.s windows machine! Windows is nothing but a great way to f*#k up a good machine and suck up all your money! I ordered my Zonbu 2 days more »

linux

Everex $200 Linux gPC Hits Wal-Mart, Bowls Rednecks Over

Can the masses be wooed by Linux? Second-tier PC maker Everex teamed up with a startup called gOS to build the gPC TC2502, a $199 VIA-powered Ubuntu 7.10 Linux system with an Enlightenment E17 interface. Although they assure us that the "g" doesn't stand for Google, the PC's productivity will be almost solely derived from Google apps accessed through Firefox: Mail, Calendar, News, Maps and Documents & Spreadsheets. It will also come with OpenOffice.org 2.2 and some other freeware Linux faves. But again, the question is, will the Wal-Mart crowd bite the bait? More »

12:59 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Wilson Rothman
39,424 views, 42 comments

Latest by walmartredneck: I have to sit here on my everex $200 computer and lmao at these reveiws...... although I really didn't know what to think of a $200 computer when I first seen it, I bought it figuring if I didn't like more »

Zonbu, the low power PC backed up by Amazon's S3 data cloud, starts selling today. $249 for the hardware or $99 with a two-year, $13/month subscription to Amazon S3. [Zonbu]

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$99 Zonbu Linux PC On Sale Today

We've had our hands on these super-green Linux-and-Via powered babies for a little while, but now it's your turn. Even though the beta program is expected to run until September, Zonbu is confident that the hardware on 1.0 is locked. That's why today, the company started selling the little box, but will cover the first three months of software support, technically a beta run, for free. More »

5:52 PM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By Wilson Rothman
14,880 views, 14 comments

Latest by targatop: This would be perfect for my parents who don't understand the concept of backing stuff up, and can't figure out how to not install spyware/adware/malware whilst surfing the interweb. Trying to maintain their Windows machine is like building a more »

exclusive hands-on

22 Things to Know About the $99 Zonbu Linux PC

I got time with the Zonbu, a $99 Linux PC that is amazingly as simple to use as a Mac. That's because it's preloaded with best-of-breed open source software for almost anything you'd need, all managed via the other cool thing the Zonbu has: A 4GB CF card that acts as a cache for the 25-100GB of personal storage on Amazon's S3 servers. In other words, this machine syncs, swaps, and backs up your data automatically, over the wire. I love it. More »

3:01 PM on Wed May 23 2007
By Brian Lam
36,375 views, 24 comments

Latest by everlong: The subscription cost is free! Let me explain: For those complaining that it isn't just $99 because of the online storage subscription, remember that some $500 PC isn't just $500 if you factor in electricity costs. If you have an average PC more »

cheap pc

Zonbu to Roll Out $99 Linux-Based Computer This Summer

There's a cheap computer on the way that undercuts them all, the $99 Zonbu, due this summer in a silent-running form factor that's about the size of a paperback book. It has 4GB of flash memory on board, and automatically backs up a copy of your data online. Besides that $99 purchase price, you'll also pay $12.95 a month (for 25GB,scales up to 100GB for more money) to store its data on the Zonbu servers, giving you the ability to compute anywhere with this tiny device, or access your data from other PCs. If you don't commit to a service plan, the little PC costs $250. More »

9:51 AM on Mon May 7 2007
By Charlie White
51,979 views, 26 comments

Latest by dkazoch: I love this little machine. It does what it supposed to do. Beeing an easy to use everday PC. I can read Email, stream music in the background and skype at the same time and If i want i can write a more »