Folks have been running Ubuntu, Fedora, and other GNU/Linux operating systems on devices like the MK802 mini PC for well over a year. While the Allwinner A10 processor that powers those devices isn’t the most powerful ARM-based chip around (not by a long shot), it’s inexpensive and provides enough power for basic tasks such as […]
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Lexibook Laptab is an Android tablet, notebook, kids computer
Lexibook has been making tiny laptops and small tablets for kids since at least 2008. Now the company’s combining the two, with the Lexibook Laptab. It’s a little computer that looks like a netbook, but which runs Google Android, features a touchscreen, and a hinge that lets you fold the screen down flat and use […]
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Vivaldi “Flying Squirrel” Linux tablet is making progress (still not ready to ship)
It’s been more than a year since KDE developer Aaron Seigo announced plans to build a tablet designed to run open Mer Linux and the KDE Plasma Active environment. The Vivaldi tablet project’s hit a few speed bumps since then, but this week the team has a mostly working prototype. The latest model is based […]
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Lilbits (4-22-2013): Microsoft might bring back the Start Button
One of the most noticeable differences between Windows 7 and Windows 8 is that Microsoft’s newest operating system replaces the classic Start Menu with a new full-page Start Screen. The Start button is also gone. Instead you can bring up the Start Screen using gestures or by pulling your mouse cursor to the lower left […]
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EOMA-68 cards could lead to upgradeable tablets (and other computers)
You know how you can upgrade some components in your computer when they start to feel stale instead of going out and buying a whole new PC? That’s a lot harder to do with a laptop than a desktop, and the only “upgrade” most mobile tablets offer is the option to add a microSD card. […]
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Android TV boxes that sit on top of your TV, point a camera at you
Over the past year we’ve seen a number of companies put out small boxes designed to let you run Android apps on a TV. Now we’re starting to see boxes that are even designed to sit on top of your TV, while pointing a camera your way so you can make video calls, snap self […]
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PengPod’s Linux-friendly tablets now shipping (to mixed reviews)
PengPod is now shipping its first tablets to customers. These are 7 and 10 inch tablets that can run both Google Android and Linux. When you first turn on a PengPod 700 or PengPod 1000 tablet, it will boot into Google Android 4.0, but there’s also an 8GB microSD card in the box which has […]
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Cloud Client $90 Allwinner A10 mini PC doesn’t skimp on ports
Mini computers with Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 processors have been around for much of the year. They tend to look like USB sticks with just a few ports for connecting a TV, keyboard or mouse, and not much else. Since they’re generally designed to let you run Android apps on a TV, that might be […]
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Giada introduces ARM-based desktop computers
Giada has been offering small form-factor desktop computers for the past few years. Up until recently they’ve all been powered by x86 processors and designed to run Windows. But now the company is dipping its toe in the Android space with a few new ARM-based computers. The Giada Q10 and Giada Q11 ARM-based mini PCs […]
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This is what the Rhombus Tech PCMCIA-sized Allwinner A10 computer module looks like
Rhombus Tech has been working on a computer module featuring a low power ARM-based processor which can be slotted into a laptop, tablet, or other computer case. The idea is to produce a low-cost computer platform that supports open source software and hardware designs. Now the first photo of a prototype is available. What you’re […]