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RedPost Launches Wicker: A Customized Ubuntu for Digital Signs and Photo
Frames
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| RedPost inc., an Indiana-based web startup, today announced the launch of
| Wicker, their customized version of Ubuntu that runs on their digital signs.
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| Eric Kanagy, CEO, led the project to develop Wicker. "We've customized Ubuntu
| to make it work like a digital sign or photo frame and we figured we may as
| well offer it to the world. It's nothing too fancy -- it just does what it's
| supposed to do."
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http://www.openpr.com/news/45409/RedPost-Launches-Wicker-A-Customized-Ubuntu-for-Digital-Signs-and-Photo-Frames.html
http://tinyurl.com/55exr5
If it ran Windows, half the frame (or about 40%) would devolve and become a
zombie. Spam-spewing photo frames... there's a thought!
Related:
Smart Photo Frames
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| I envision a wireless mobile system connects you to the Web and lets you
| communicate with family and friends as easily as it can display your photos.
|
| In a recent column, I posited that digital photo frames might possibly become
| essential digital screens for homes of the future. I briefly described my
| thoughts on what I called "smart photo frames" and pointed out that if you
| gave these screens more processing power, a Linux OS, and a consumer-friendly
| UI, as well as a wireless connection to the Internet, they would become very
| versatile home screens.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2274556,00.asp
Your wallet-sized photos are going digital
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| And now even your wallet-sized photos are going digital. EmTrace has created
| the Widget One, a wallet-sized device that will gladly show photos and do all
| sorts of Linux-powered goodness.
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http://www.htlounge.net/articles/4887/1/Your-wallet-sized-photos-are-going-digital
Linux-based photoframe boasts WiFi, video support
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| AgfaPhoto is shipping a Linux-based digital photoframe developed by Sagem
| Communications and powered by Freescale Semiconductor's i.MX31 system-on-chip
| (SoC). The AgfaPhoto AF5080W is said to offer an 8-inch, 800x600 SVGA
| display, WiFi, and playback of MP3 music and MPEG 1/2/4 video.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8833552024.html
The Ultimate Wallet-Sized Photograph
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| EmTrace has created the Widget One, a wallet-sized device that will gladly
| show photos and do all sorts of Linux-powered goodness.
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http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/336/C14155/
E-paper support for Linux
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| One of the electrophoretic display controllers for which Linux support has
| been posted (tarball) is a controller from E-Ink called Apollo. This
| controller is interfaced to the host through 8-bit data and 6-bit control
| over General Purpose IO (GPIO) interfaces.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;833313752;fp;4;fpid;1968336438
Linux-based eBook reader leverages lightweight browser
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| The NetFront browser enables users to click through to linked reference
| sites, such as Wikipedia, while they are reading.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5175136365.html
Amazon's Kindle eBook Reader
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| But in the final analysis, the point of the thing is to be a better book. It
| does this very well. Everything else is just icing on the cake, which is, in
| this case, not a lie.
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http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/36063
Down with paper: A review of the Sony Reader
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| Not only does the new Reader sport an SD card slot alongside the Pro Duo
| slot, but it plays AAC and MP3 files; ATRAC doesn't even make an appearance
| on the spec sheet. Oh, and did I mention that the Reader is Penguin-powered?
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http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/sony-reader-review.ars
Sharp intros RD-CX100 dictionary / e-book reader
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| It may not boast quite the versatility of its souped-up
| Linux-based "electronic dictionary," but if you're just looking for
| some basic e-book reading capabilities along with your
| multi-lingual dictionary, Sharp's new RD-CX100 looks like it
| may fit the bill.
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http://digg.com/gadgets/Sharp_intros_RD_CX100_dictionary_e_book_reader
HP offers peek at next-gen gadgets
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| HP has unveiled some of the gadgets it is working on in its worldwide
| laboratories.
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| [...]
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| The e-book attracted most interest from delegates at the HP Mobility
| Summit in Shanghai. It uses touch sensitive strips on the base of
| the rectangular unit to select books and turn pages, runs a Linux
| OS and has a USB port to install new titles.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2189600/hp-plans-touchscreen-ebook
Kindle sold out
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| There is no telling if this is a consequence of consumer demand exceeding
| Amazon's forecasts as to how many people would want this thing, or if Amazon
| is taking a page out of Nintendo's book and creating a little product
| scarcity to drum up business. All I know is I got mine in the mail today, and
| I'm already in love.
|
| Flop? I think not.
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http://blog.blankbaby.com/blankbaby/2007/11/kindle-sold-out.html
Amazon.com Launches Wireless Reader
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| The Linux-based device weighs 10.3 ounces, can store 200 titles on its 250 MB
| of onboard flash memory, and its battery can hold a charge for two days with
| the wireless feature on and seven days with it off, Amazon said. The reader
| is made by a Chinese OEM and can be purchased on Amazon.com for $399.
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http://sony.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=237306
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