Section: Hardware

Linux runs on everything from supercomputers to space rovers to the dusty Raspberry Pi lost in your drawer. Here is Linux hardware news and developments that have caught our eye.

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This Tardis PC Case Demands An OS Befitting The Doctor

For a Doctor Who fan like myself there is no better way to kick off a new week at OMG! towers than by pimping what is, in my biased eyes, the best PC case I've seen in a long time.

5 March 2012

£25 Raspberry Pi PC Sells Out in Minutes

Raspberry Pi – a £25 computer – went on sale this morning and sold out within minutes. The credit-card sized device sports a 700MHz ARMv6 CPU, a GPU with enough grunt to decode 1080p HD video, […]

29 February 2012

Stunning: We Love This Ubuntu Mini PC Concept

The allure of Ubuntu-branded hardware never quite fades, does it? Following Nick Rutledge's divine Ubuntu Laptop Concept comes this Ubuntu Mini PC idea by Lucas Romero Di Benedetto.

23 February 2012
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Pre-Order Registration Opens for KDE Tablet

Pre-order registration for forthcoming KDE tablet 'Spark' is now open. The Spark team hope to use the registration period as a means of gauging demand for the fledgling tablet. Those who register now will be given a 'priority order code' when pre-ordering begins that will 'jump your order to the front of the line'.

16 February 2012

SDG Launch ‘Military Grade’ Tough Tablet Running Ubuntu 10.04

In need of a 'rugged, military-grade tablet' running Ubuntu? Well you're not the only one apparently... SDG Systems, a self-described reseller of 'value-added reseller of rugged computing products, have launched an Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition version of their (somewhat aged) Trimble Yuma tough tablet.

5 February 2012
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€200 KDE Tablet to Ship May; Pre-Orders Open Next Week

Further details on the recently-announced KDE Plasma Active tablet ‘Spark’ have been made available by the project’s lead Aaron Seigos. Online pre-orders for the 200 device will be open ‘early next week’ with a view […]

2 February 2012
Ekoore Python S Tablet

Ekoore Python S Tablet Triple Boots Ubuntu, Android & Windows 7

A new Ubuntu tablet is on the market - but it comes with company. The Ekoore Python S tablet ships with three operating systems installed.

1 February 2012
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