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gOS goes 2.0 with Google Gears
The Web based Linux distribution gOS, that went on sale a couple of months ago for the handsome price of $199 without a monitor at Wal-mart would soon come out with a new version. The gOS 2.0 would have Google Gears installed as well as a new a browser-based web cam application called gBooth – this would make it easy to pick-up photos and quickly share them on web services like Facebook, Youtube etc.
We also expect to see a better configured Linux distro and not just new packages. gOS still has alot to improve as concerns Graphics and driver support.
via [Business Wire]
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Need a second PC? Why not multiply the first
Userful is a Canadian company that creates Desktop Multiplier software. With this software you could transform a PC into a dual-station PC that supports two users at the same time. What does it take to build your own dual Station PC?
- An extra video card or a dual-head video card
- Get an extra monitor,
- Add a USB keyboard and mouse
and the Multiplier software would do the rest.
(In my case I used my Ubuntu Laptop) What if you have a Laptop – Most laptops have an extra video card and many USB port for your mouse and keyboard. All you need is Multiplier and the game is done.
Desktop Multiplier runs better on the open source Linux operating system and is also perfectly legal.
Desktop Multiplier is available from the Ubuntu 7.10 Multiverse repository and can therefore be easily installed. – RPM packages are also available whilst the LiveCD makes it possible to test hardware compatibility before installing.
via [Digital Journal]
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Asus Eee PC goes Desktop
After the huge success with their ultra-portable PC, Asus moves ahead and this time around it would be coming up with a desktop version of the Eee PC. This would be out only next year 2008. To get prices down, Asus would likely be adopting the measures that many other big PC producers have recently taken, that is avoiding Microsoft’s licensing fees. So the Redmond company would likely see Asus sell millions of Eees without windows. It is almost certain that Asus would go for a Linux operating system to get its Eees (Easy to Learn, Easy to Work, Easy to Play) more economic.
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Manuscriptum: the two-pound, Debian-powered PC
A German web retailer Manufactum recently put on it shelves a two pound mini-PC, they call Manuscriptum, that comes with a 500MHz AMD Geode LX800 processor, an 80GB hard drive, up to 1GB of RAM and a motherboard that takes up to four USB 2.0 ports. The VGA has a 1920 x 1400 resolution with a 2 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet card. Naturally it has PS/2 and audio ports.
Run by Debian Linux, that bundles up a few start-up applications like OpenOffice, Firefox, Foxit PDF Reader, it is an excellent example of a “green” computer with a minimal consumption of just 12-watts.
The base price for Manuscriptum is €449, if you are not into Linux then you can stuck in Windows Xp but expect a different performance.
If you need a smaller Linux PC then go get Picotux, with its 3cm it is the smallest device with a Linux kernel (I guess)
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PICOTUX - The smallest Linux computer in the world
The flexibility of GNU/Linux is nothing new, the suppleness of the Kernel is a fact known especially to Linux geeks, and to who reads this blog often. Imagine that you can unleash the power of your Xbox and/or PlayStation 3 by installing Ubuntu GNU/Linux. More»
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The Perfect Linux PC
ASUS M2N4-SLI AM2
is a 64bit with a very affordable price.
To have a PC with a 64bit is possible for many just as this
motherboard shows. It has very good components and it is compatible with the Penguin.
Characteristics: Socket AM2, chipset NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, 2 slot PCI, Express x16, Serial ATA
Manufacturer: Asus.
Price: 109 Euro
Web: www.asus.com
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