LINux on MOBile - copyleft hardwareLINMOB.net is a blog about LINux on MOBile devices. With the PinePhone (Pro) and Librem 5 shipping it is back to report on GNU+Linux on mobile devices.Zola2011-02-15T22:45:00+00:00https://linmob.net/tags/copyleft-hardware/feed.xmlMWC2011: Day 22011-02-15T22:45:00+00:002011-02-15T22:45:00+00:00https://linmob.net/mwc2011-day-2/<h3 id="noteworthy-devices">(Noteworthy) Devices:</h3>
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<li>ZTE Light 2: Tablet, 7" <strong>PixelQi</strong> WSVGA screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz single core QSD825*, 512MB Ram, 4GB integrated memory, µSDHC, running Android 2.2 (Froyo), integrated 3G, 2 cameras: <a href="http://pixelqi.com/blog1/2011/02/14/zte-introduces-7%E2%80%9D-tablet-pc-with-pixel-qi%E2%80%99s-sunlight-readable-low-power-display/">PixelQi</a> (ZTE sounds like higher quantities than NotionInk ships (at least compared to what they shipped up to now))</li>
<li>HTC Flyer: Tablet, 7" WSVGA screen with <b>stylus support</b> (piezoelectric touchscreen?), Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5GHz QSD8255, 1GB Ram, 32GB internal memory, µSDHC, Android 2.4 (Gingerbread) + Sense, WiFi or 3G + WiFi (no voicecalls, though), 2 cameras: <a href="http://www.netbooknews.com/20015/htc-flyer-now-official-stylus-7-inch-1-5ghz-of-android-goodness/">netbooknews.com</a></li>
<li>Fun fact: Samsung won´t release another 7" tablet device, they believe in the 10.1" form factor. Apparently Galaxy Tab did sell below Samsung's expectations.</li></ul>Besides these it was a rather boring day, not many exciting new devices (ok, HTC released several new smartphones, but all Sense, all single core —> not exiting). </li>
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<p>Besides that—and rather related to Nokia´s recent announcement to settle with Microsoft Windows Phone 7 than to this Mobile World Congress - open source groups have been attacking Nokia´s move that leaves MeeGo as a playground for the future, check it out at <a href="http://www.techeye.net/mobile/open-source-groups-attack-nokias-divorce-of-meego">techeye.net</a> or read the statement in the <a href="http://blog.shr-project.org/2011/02/free-platforms-go-on-despite-former-giants-nogo.html">SHR blog</a>. Nontheless I do hope that there will be some efforts to port MeeGo to devices like the <a href="http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/">GTA04</a> refreshed Openmoko Neo FreeRunner. I will certainly try to start to bring this to a cheap EOL device (still above mid level hardware - it's not the Palm Pre) - announcement will be as soon I have got something to show off. Don´t freak out, though.</p>
The Ben NanoNote is finally available!2010-03-18T13:22:00+00:002010-03-18T13:22:00+00:00https://linmob.net/the-ben-nanonote-is-finally-available/<p>It has been a long while since the first announcement, but apparently the 1st generation NanoNote, part of the <a href="http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Main_Page">Qi Hardware project</a>, is available now (at least in the <a href="http://www.tuxbrain.com/en/oscommerce/products/68">European Union</a> and the <a href="http://sharism.cc/shop/">US</a>).</p>
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<p><a href="nano-open_sm.jpg"><img style="float:right;margin:10px 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;width: 320px;height: 214px" src="nano-open_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="Ben NanoNote" /></a></p>
<p>Looking at the specs might disappoint you (especially the 3,0” QVGA, 32MB Ram, USB Device only part), but you have to keep in mind that it is still the <em>“most advanced piece of copyleft hardware”</em> and it is just $ 99—which translates to 99€ (incl. VAT).</p>
<p>I still don't know whether I will get a NanoNote—while I generally like the clamshell formfactor, I doubt it would be useful to me—I suck at (low level) programming and I have more than one smartphone that runs Linux.</p>
<p>But that shouldn't stop you :-) </p>
<p>Interested? Make sure to watch this video:</p>
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<li><a href="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbd1uy">tuxbrain: Playing FreeDoom on NanoNote</a>.</li>
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