The Google Set-Top Box (Think Android For TV)
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| Google may very well want to do to the set-top box what it is trying to do to
| the mobile phone with its Android operating system—create an open-source
| hardware platform and attract developers to build applications on top of it.
| At least that is the unconfirmed rumor I’ve heard from two knowledgeable
| industry sources.
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/20/the-google-set-top-box-think-android-for-tv/
Android Will Change the Game, Even if It Fails
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| The day after Google's Android announcement, the One Laptop Per Child
| Foundation said that its low-cost, Linux-based laptops for kids are finally
| rolling off the assembly line in China. The little green XO laptops, with
| their built-in mesh networking and low-power-consumption design, will start
| shipping to Uruguay and Mongolia shortly.
|
| [...]
|
| What does Android promise? Lots of third-party applications and better Web
| browsing, mainly. That's what Nokia, Apple, Symbian, AT&T and the rest will
| be scrambling to match in the year before Android-based phones hit the
market.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Android-Will-Change-the-Game-Even-if-It-Fails-60398.html
Recent:
Now that your TV is a computer
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| It is also a computer that runs Linux, the free open-source operating system.
| I know because it crashed once, and I got a command prompt. (Plus, the Dish
| people have Linux programming code posted on their Web site, as they're
| supposed to under the open-source license.) Since it is a computer, it can be
| upgraded. And it's been getting upgraded like crazy.
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http://www.newsday.com/technology/ny-bzdolinar1118,0,866932.column
Related:
Linux is de facto OS for TV set-top boxes
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| "The major chipset manufacturers are introducing new Linux platforms
| almost monthly," said Ken Helps, managing director of Ocean Blue Software.
|
| The attraction is that the Linux operating system will support
| advanced functions without requiring a license fee.
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http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6426925&partner=eb&spacedesc=news
http://tinyurl.com/2zofx9
Electronics firms plan Internet televisions
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| The new televisions will use Linux operating systems instead of
| Microsoft Windows, it added. That feature is aimed at cutting the time
| needed to boot up and reducing the risk of virus infection.
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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Parody_of_Al_Gore_Film_tied_0803.html#comments
TV Makers to Collaborate on Internet TV Standards
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| The new sets reportedly will be based on the Linux operating system.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/52614.html
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| The Japanese consumer electronics companies aim to develop
| broadband-enabled televisions that can download and display videos from
| the internet wihtout the need for a separate set-top box or computer.
|
| They plan to establish a common standard for aspects of internet TV,
| based on a Linux operating system.
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http://informitv.com/articles/2006/08/05/internettvplans/
PS3 + Linux + Firefox = Office 2.0 computing
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| Sony and a technology site are using a conference to show off a confluence of
| next-generation, monopoly-bypassing technology: a Sony Playstation 3
| videogame console running Linux and Firefox as a foundation for
| Web-based "Office 2.0" applications.
|
| IT|Redux, a site run by blogger and tech adviser Ismael Ghalimi, is showing
| off the system at the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. IT|Redux is the
| show organizer.
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http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9772115-1.html
PS3 available pre-installed with Linux
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| TerraSoft is now taking direct pre-orders with no delivery
| time guarantees for a Sony PS3 pre-installed with Linux,
| priced at $650.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7863481537.html
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