Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> DIY remote control, gaming console runs Linux
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Virtual Cogs has started shipping a new board-level product for developers of
>| customized, Linux-powered portable gaming consoles and remote control
>| devices. The Portable Computing Cog (PC Cog) expands the company's
>| i.MX21-based VC21 design, adding an LCD module, battery and charger,
>| joysticks and buttons, and audio I/O.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5892414326.html
>
We're almost back to the vibrant development world we had in the 1980s,
where all manner of prototyping capability was available, before the
Windows-based PC was considered to be the only platform on which to
develop any kind of control software, game or other utility package.
Sadly, a whole generation of technical people have gone through probably
at least 1/3 of their careers without knowing what flexibility and
choice are. No wonder they're scared.
>
> Related:
>
> GamePark Holdings' GP2X F-200 coming in October
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Where the new model does differ, however, is with the addition of a 320 x 240
>| QVGA touchscreen (with stylus), and a complete redesign of the gamepad,
>| moving away from the previous, mushroom-like protrusion to a more flush,
>| PSP-esque controller.
> `----
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/24/gamepark-holdings-gp2x-f-200-coming-in-october/
>
>
> Closed iPhone opens road for Linux phones
>
> ,----[ Summary ]
>| With iPhone a closed platform, Linux gets an wide-open road for phones and
>| other smart devices
> `----
>
> http://weblog.infoworld.com/yager/archives/2007/08/apple_gives_lin.html?source=rss
>
>
> OpenMoko Developer Preview Sold Out After Unexpected Demand
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| OpenMoko, the first Open Source cell phone, has sold out the entire planned
>| production run for the device's developer preview after unexpected demand.
> `----
>
> http://technocrat.net/d/2007/8/6/24279
>
>
> iPhone matures the "free your phone" movement
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| This is why FreeTheIPhone.org project is born, but even better, why OpenMoko
>| project exists. While some are trying to free the locked down device, others
>| are creating a free unlocked device from the start, and a whole software
>| framework to go with it.
> `----
>
> http://www.mobiliberty.com/iphone_matures_free_your_phone_movement
>
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