Category: Hardware
External Linux Monitor Adventures
I’m a notebook kind of guy and haven’t used a traditional desktop machine in the last 13 years. I do occasionally hook my notebook or Netbook up to an external monitor or projector. Most laptops can support external monitor resolutions that go well beyond the 1280 x 800 common on…
Read MoreUdev: Introduction to Device Management In Modern Linux System
Modern Linux distributions are capable of identifying a hardware component which is plugged into an already-running system. There are a lot of user-friendly distributions like Ubuntu, which will automatically run specific applications like Rhythmbox when a portable device like an iPod is plugged into the system. Hotplugging (which is the…
Read MoreHow Chrome OS and Clouds Can Alter Your Company’s View of Computing
Chrome OS is Google’s attempt to create a fast, simple, and secure netbook. The popularity of Chrome OS netbooks depends on a large number of applications becoming Web-based and on the emergence of cloud computing as a way to reduce the cost of maintaining and managing data centers. We believe…
Read MoreAMD Talks Up Power Innovations in Llano, Puts GPU in the CPU Socket
This week at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) all of the chip community are gathered together to talk about the latest and greatest research and technology breakthroughs, and not share anything that might dull their competitive advantage. Chip companies also tend to tie their product announcements in with ISSCC, which…
Read MoreA Review: Ben NanoNote Gets Small with Embedded Linux
Qi Hardware is now shipping its first “copyleft hardware” device, the ultra-portable Ben NanoNote. The palm-sized notebook is designed to be a hackable hardware platform for Linux developers, akin to what the Arduino board is for electronics projects. Key to making that vision a reality is keeping every part of the product open: the…
Read MoreIntel’s Moorestown Could Be Game Changer for the Chip Maker
Like Microsoft, Intel is often seen as an “800 pound gorilla,” beating its chest atop a mountain of fallen foes. Yet, neither Intel nor Microsoft gained stature defending ground. When desktop publishing proved a single file management metaphor (folders) could work pervasively across a whole OS, Microsoft ate Apple’s lunch,…
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