$599 Linux Desktop
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| Nebtrex are please to launch the new Altair personal desktop computer. This
| feature packed product has a RRP of $AUS 599.00 (without monitor). The
| Altair's OS is based on Fedora (Linux), suitable for both office and home use
| markets. We believe this product will surprise all users with its easy to use
| interface, extensive range of default installed applications, remote web
| based system administration interface and much more.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;689587501
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Vision evolves, but $100 laptop is still the goal
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| In 2005, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nicholas
| Negroponte's idea of distributing $100 laptops to poor children captured the
| world's imagination.
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http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/02/24/vision_evolves_but_100_laptop_is_still_the_goal/
Linux mobile devices open new market for Australian resellers
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| According to Zymaris, the key advantage to the Eee PC is their light weight
| portability.
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| “In the past business people would have to carry heavy laptops or try and
| access a Web browser from a mobile product with a tiny keyboard. Now a
| reseller can install a broadband wireless device from any telecommunications
| service provider, so the end-user can access their email and every other Web
| based product from a form factor device,” said Zymaris.
|
| “The combination of a small form factor reduces the barrier for an
| organisation to provide a workable mobile device for their users. The
| wireless Internet connection of such a product would also be more effective
| then Wi-Fi”.
|
| These Linux-based devices shift the market away from traditional Windows
| based PC and notebook products, said Zymaris.
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http://www.crn.com.au/News/70951,linux-mobile-devices-open-new-market-for-australian-resellers.aspx
$400 Linux UMPC to be Launched
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| WiBrain (CEO: Yoo Yeon-sik), an UMPC maker, announced on Feb 25th that it
| would launch ‘BiL’, a $400 UMPC.
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http://english.etnews.co.kr/news/detail.html?id=200802260009
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