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Sculpt Music with a Linux PC, PS2 Controller

Bored with the home entertainment PC? Dump URGE and head for real-time 3D music creation, a bit like what would happen if Pro Tools’ developers got replaced by an advanced alien race from deep space. The creators of Fijuu imagine a world where you sculpt sounds in gorgeous, morphing 3D landscapes, all using a PlayStation…

Gadgets Johnb May 17

Three-Way Your MacBook

Three-way boot, you pervs. You know those Linux junkies, they will do everything in their power to get a quick fix. Believe it or not, the onmac.net Linux junkies have utilized their arch nemesis, Windows, for a greater good. Specifically, they have devised a way to chain-load Linux onto the Intelotosh MacBook with a bootloader…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 20

QuaNext Linux PC/TV

This a 19-inch TV/PC combo that you switch with a remote control. It runs SUSE Linux and a Pentium 4 processor with up to 220GB hard drive and a CD/DVD player. Designed as a home TV with web surfing and email functions, it seems to have everything we hackers love—Linux, commodity hardware, interesting design, and…

Television Johnb Apr 14

Palm Making New Linux OS: PaLinuxmOS?

Not quite sure what to make of this, but rumor has it that Palm is working on a Linux-based OS for their handhelds and smartphones, thereby confusing and potentially impressing us. The first clue was that Palm has been looking for Linux developers since last year and now there is a specific listing for a…

Tech News Johnb Mar 30

Mini PC

Like the styling of the Mac Mini but don’t want to run OS X, or to give Apple your money? A bunch of small companies are branding AOpen’s MiniPC and bundling it with a Linux-based OS pre-installed. The Koala Mini is $499 and comes with Ubuntu, while the folks behind the Linspire OS are selling…

Tech News Gizmodo.com Mar 24

iSetBox-Home Multimedia Communication Center

iSetBox-Home Multimedia Communication Center is an oddly-shaped set-top box from Bulgarian company Media Systems Ltd. that uses a PixelWorks CPU running Linux. It has a DVD player, accommodates six different types of flash cards, has a PAL and NTSC digital/analog tuner, and it also functions as a networkable PVR if you spring for its optional…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 24

‘Municator: Micro Linux PC

Who needs Origami when you have Linux? The ‘Municator is a $146 computer designed to surf the web, get email, and listen to audio and video. It weighs about a pound, has 256MB RAM and 40GB hard drive, a 800-MHz Godson (???) processor and TV output. Four USB ports, VGA-out, and PS2 port make this…

Tech News Johnb Mar 21

Quake, Coming Soon to 24 Screens Near You

Just how great is Linux? When you take into account that one intrepid guy played Quake 3 across 24 Linux-powered monitors, you too will soon be worshiping the penguin. The whole setup is driven by 12 Linux servers (that s two monitors per server) and runs the game at 10240×3072 resolution, pumping out 15-30 FPS.…

Tech News Gizloco Mar 13

FingerGear Releases Computer-on-a-Stick Pro

FingerGear follows the Computer-on-a-Stick (COS) bootable USB drive with Computer-on-a-Stick Pro, an update that lets you access files on the host PC and other USB drives, too. So now if your PC tanks, you can just plug in this baby and still have access to all your files. Like its predecessor, Computer-on-a-Stick Pro is pre-loaded…

Tech News Charlie White Mar 10

iPod Nano MAME Cabinet

The fine people over at iPodLinux have been working on getting MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) onto their iPods—a pretty neat achievement in and of itself, but one of them has gone an extra step further and built a MAME Cabinet around his iPod Nano. The iPod and Ms Pacman, together at last. Nerdtastic! iPod…

Gadgets Gizmodo.com Mar 9

Gamepark XPG, XPG Mini Announced

The strange thing about the Gamepark is that it exists at all. However, its very existence is a testament to the weakness of other players in the handheld gaming world, including our friends at the late, great Gizmondo. https://gizmodo.com/gizmondo-exec-crashes-ferrari-creates-crappy-handheld-156252 That said, there are two new Gameparks hitting the streets, the XPG and XPG Mini. The…

Tech News Johnb Mar 6

Tux-shaped Box

I love me some Linux. I’m a Linux freakazoid. Seriously. So they make a Tux-shaped mini-PC. I love the design and I love little Tux, but as I read further, I was appalled. Shocked! Think of the children! TUX Case is made up of six coloured parts in PVC: pecker, right and left legs are…

Tech News Johnb Mar 1

Linux on the MacIntel

So it’s not Windows, but some Mac ninjas have figured out how to book Gentoo Linux on a 17-inch iMac Core Duo. No specs yet, but check the page for their patches and instructions. Now if they could get VMS to boot on there… Using elilo and a modified Linux kernel, we can boot from…

Tech News Johnb Feb 16

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

This week at Lifehacker: Watch a video demo of an iPod running Linux. Still required to use IE at work? Have some strategies for surviving IT lockdown at the office. Build an Lego iPod dock. Turn your PSP into a universal remote capable of controlling over 1,800 devices. Automatically defrag your hard drive, reboot your…

Tech News Gina Trapani Feb 8

VoIP Videophone from Philips

Dutch powerhouse Philips is poised to introduce (though only in its home base in the Netherlands for now) the VP-5500, a Wi-Fi-enabled VoIP telephone. What makes it so special? Well, it s powered by Linux, so it s automatically awesome. As far as features go, the VP-5500 comes with a built-in VGA camera that rotates…

Tech News Gizloco Jan 21

Computer-On-A-Stick PRO Baby

Being a dork, I like Linux and kebabs. So when Fingergear tied in both with the Computer-On-A-Stick (COS), I knew I had come home. These babies come in standard and BIO models if you need extra security. A bootable flash drive, the COS runs a version of Linux and bypasses a normal Windows bootup on…

Tech News Gizmodo.com Jan 3

Airtime

The Penguin Goes Mobile By Carlo Longino The mobile world has been talking about Linux-powered smartphones for quite some time. Although they have yet to catch on in great numbers outside Asia, Linux for mobile holds great potential as a low-cost competitor to other mobile operating systems like Symbian, Palm OS and Windows Mobile. But…

Tech News Noah R Dec 13

Micro Linux Server Thunderdome

Two micro Linux servers enter, one micro Linux server leaves. Arstechnica is featuring a good ole’ thunderdome battle royale between two micro Linux servers. The two contenders are the Gumstix Waysmall 200BT and the Blackdog Pocket Linux Server. Looking for the perfect micro server to control your fully-automatic Real Doll conversion? Have no idea what…

Tech News Travis Hudson Dec 7

Linux Phone

Internet Week 2005 started yesterday in Tokyo, and this Linux phone was one of the first things unveiled. It is built on Windows CE with an additional Linux bootloader, if that makes any sense to you. The phone also runs Mozilla for web access and can access Google Maps (although I suppose lots of phones…

Tech News Noah R Dec 7

Nokia 770 Hands-On

Just got the 770 here at the ranch and I’m tooling around a bit with it. At first glance, it’s a bit bigger than I expected, about 5 inches across. It’s very thin and light and very austere—not too many buttons, not too many ports. There’s a power port on the bottom, a mini-USB port,…

Gadgets Johnb Dec 6

Sculpt Music with a Linux PC, PS2 Controller

Three-Way Your MacBook

QuaNext Linux PC/TV

Palm Making New Linux OS: PaLinuxmOS?

Mini PC

iSetBox-Home Multimedia Communication Center

‘Municator: Micro Linux PC

Quake, Coming Soon to 24 Screens Near You

FingerGear Releases Computer-on-a-Stick Pro

iPod Nano MAME Cabinet

Gamepark XPG, XPG Mini Announced

Tux-shaped Box

Linux on the MacIntel

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

VoIP Videophone from Philips

Computer-On-A-Stick PRO Baby

Airtime

Micro Linux Server Thunderdome

Linux Phone

Nokia 770 Hands-On

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