Android’s headed to the dashboards of cars thanks to the new Android Auto initiative. So’s iOS, thanks to CarPlay. But these two smart vehicle systems aren’t the only game in town. The Linux Foundation is sponsoring a new operating system called Automotive Grade Linux which is a Tizen-based OS aimed at vehicles. It has a […]
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EzeeCube is a small, modular media center and media hub (crowdfunding)
Looking for a small, low-power box that you can use both as a media center PC for playing videos on your TV and as a media hub for backing and sharing your smartphone’s photos and videos? The folks behind Ezeecube have designed a device that does both of those things. It’s a media hub with […]
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Tylt Energi 2K is a portable battery that’s also a USB wall charger (crowdfunding)
Smartphones and tablets tend to have battery life that’s measured in hours rather than days… so a cottage industry has popped up with companies providing external batteries you can use to recharge your devices on the go. There’s a much smaller cottage industry of 2-in-1 portable batteries that can also replace your wall charger. The […]
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Novena open laptop raises $700 thousand through crowdfunding
Hardware hackers Bunnie Huang and Sean Cross wanted to design a laptop that didn’t rely on any proprietary hardware or software, so they created the Novena open laptop. At first they figured there was a market for exactly two of these systems in the world… but when they started talking about the project, plenty of other […]
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Novena Open laptop is on the way after beating crowdfunding goal
The creators of the Novena open laptop have created a portable computer designed to run pretty much nothing but free and open source software. The designs for the hardware are also available. But not everyone has the resources to laser cut their own case, order their own printed circuit board, and do all the other […]
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Crowdfunding: Novena open laptop has a hackable bezel (among other things)
The folks behind the Novena open laptop are getting awfully close to their crowd-funding goal of $250,000 and with nearly two weeks to go in the project, it looks pretty likely that at least a few dozen of the devices will be manufactured and shipped in the coming year. If the team surpasses that goal, not […]
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Bunnie Huang’s Novena open laptop stretch goals: 3D graphics drivers, hardware breakout boards and more
2 Comments on Bunnie Huang’s Novena open laptop stretch goals: 3D graphics drivers, hardware breakout boards and moreThe makers of the Novena laptop wanted to build a PC unlike anything on the market. While there are plenty of laptops that can run open source operating systems like Ubuntu or Fedora, the Novena is designed from the ground up with openness in mind. The hardware schematics are available to the public, and there are […]
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foobar2000 music player goes mobile (via crowdfunding… maybe)
Foobar2000 is one of the most popular music players for Windows PCs. The free media player has a simple but customizable user interface, support for a wide range of audio codecs, CD ripping, keyboard shortcuts, and more. Now the developers want to bring foobar2000 want to bring their software to mobile devices. They’ve launched a […]
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Habey unveils HIO Project ARM board, launches HIO Wallpad home automation Kickstarter campaign
4 Comments on Habey unveils HIO Project ARM board, launches HIO Wallpad home automation Kickstarter campaignHabey makes small form-factor, fanless computers for industrial use. Now the company is getting into the Maker/independent developer space with the HIO Project. The HIO system is a modular computer board with a Freescale i.MX6 ARM Cortex-A9 dual or quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of built-in storage, plus HDMI and USB connectors, a […]
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Novena open laptop launches crowdfunding campaign
The Novena laptop is a computer built around open hardware designs. Not only does it run open source Linux software, but the plans for the printed circuit boards and just about everything else are available to download for anyone that wants to build their own or modify the plans. Bunnie Huang and Sean Cross spent […]
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Lilbits (3-27-2014): Amazon TV box launching April 2nd?
Amazon’s almost certainly working on a set-top box that will let you stream videos, play games, and possibly run other apps on your TV. Details about the device have been leaking for months… and now it looks like Amazon might be getting ready to put the rumors to rest and officially unveil its TV box. The […]
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Gamebuino Arduino handheld game console for DY games
Tired of playing handheld games on your smartphone, Nintendo 3Ds, or PlayStation Vita? You could build your own handheld game system with a Gameduino. Or you could buy a system like the Gamebuino which comes with all the hardware you need… but which is designed to let you develop your own games. The Gamebuino is […]