More posts in “Hardware”

A ton of Linux-powered hardware is out there, ranging from supercomputers and space rovers to more down-to-earth products like laptops, desktop PCs, smartphones, tablets, and more.

Spark KDE Plasma Active Tablet

€200 KDE Plasma Active Tablet Announced

Does a $200 tablet running KDE Plasma Active sound good to you? Say hello to Spark.

29 January 2012
Kogan Ubuntu 11.04 laptop: the agora pro

Kogan Kill Ubuntu Laptop Line

Australian electronics company Kogan has 'no plans' to re-introduce Ubuntu-based netbooks, laptops or net-tops to their product range, a spokesman has told OMG! Ubuntu!

19 January 2012
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With Rising Power Costs, Are ARM Servers The Future?

With the move to "the cloud", increasing numbers of internet and mobile phone users, renewable resources on the decline, and a focus on green solutions to current problems, server rooms are getting more and more expensive to maintain and run.

18 January 2012

Is This The World’s Smallest Linux Laptop?

Measuring at less than 100mm wide and 17mm thick with a dinky 3" screen, the Ben NanoNote might just be the world's smallest Linux laptop for the traditional definition of the word. While pulling this out in public might get you a few odd looks, the Ben NanoNote actually runs a relatively feature rich piece of software called OpenWRT. It also happens to boast entirely open hardware and software, which not only makes it crazy small, but also Stallman-approved.

17 January 2012
CTL Ubuntu Lineup

A First Look at New Ubuntu Laptops and PCs from CTL

I had the opportunity yesterday to visit CTL Corp located in Portland, Oregon and sit down with Erik Stromquist, Executive VP and COO and Michael Tupper, Director of Business Development. The purpose of the visit was to get a highlight of CTL Corp's new Ubuntu Product initiative - and I was beyond excited.

10 January 2012
Blue Mic in Ubuntu

How To Set Up Blue Yeti Microphone on Ubuntu

I asked Santa Claus for a new microphone so I can improve the quality of voice-overs in OMG! Ubuntu YouTube videos. And whaddya know: the famous white-bearded one (no, not Gandalf!) kindly obliged, stuffing a […]

27 December 2011
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CTL Announce Range of Ubuntu Laptops, PCs

CTL, a hitherto unheard of PC manufacturer, is launching a new range of notebooks with Ubuntu preinstalled. The hardy named, and hardy looking, CTLMB40U laptop boasts an entry level spec-setup that should suit the needs of your typical computer user:

24 December 2011
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Stunning Multi-touch Glass Keyboard to Come with Open-Source Software

Finding 'the right' kind of keyboard is a subjective affair, but one niggle that bugs me, as a Linux user, is seeing them come with a Windows logo on the 'Super' key. So I was stoked to see industrial tech engineer and inventor Jason Gidding's Multi-Touch Glass Keyboard - which has surpassed its Kickstarter funding goal of $50,000 for prototype, tooling and pre-production of the device - shuns the familiar emblem in favour of something less OS-bound.

2 December 2011
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Cotton Candy: The USB Sized ARM PC That Runs Ubuntu

A quad-core computer the size of a USB stick. A few years ago that would've sounded like a pipe-dream, but today it's a reality.

20 November 2011
The New Lemur Laptop

Third Gen System 76 Lemur Laptop Goes on Sale

The third generation model in Ubuntu-dedicated hardware company System 76's Lemur Ultra laptop line is available to buy.

25 October 2011
Vodafone webbook

The Ubuntu Powered ‘Vodafone Webbook’ Launched

South African Ubuntu users will shortly be able to get their hands on a new Ubuntu-powered device: The Vodafone Webbook. The Vodafone webbook, announced today by South African telecommunications company Vodacom (part owned by Vodafone), […]

18 October 2011

Ubuntu eCafe Netbook Runs on ARM, Has 13 Hours of Battery Life

So the long heralded 'flood' of ARM netbooks on to the shelves barely even materialised as a drop, with a drop in demand for netbooks and massive growth spurt in touch-screen Tablet devices seemingly diverting attention elsewhere. PC company Hercules are pinning their hopes on a 'better late than never' approach with the launch of a new ARM powered netbook series dubbed the 'eCafé'.

21 July 2011