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Bug Labs creates open source Lego for software engineers
Lee Schlesinger
November 14, 2008 7:00:00 PM
Most of the new breed of open source hardware centers on specific products. Bug Labs is taking a different approach. Instead of developing particular devices, Bug Labs' goal is to provide a Lego-like collection of open source hardware and software that customers can use to build their own devices. According to CEO Peter Semmelhack, the result should be not only a higher degree of innovation, but also a forerunner of the hardware business of the future.
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Tangent Quattro is a solid Internet radio
Lee Schlesinger
September 17, 2008 7:00:00 PM
For an entertaining example of how Linux can power home appliances, check out the Tangent Quattro Internet radio. This device combines Internet and broadcast radio with a media server client on an embedded Linux platform to give you a variety of audio playback options.
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Tasty Tomato firmware for routers
Lee Schlesinger
June 11, 2008 4:00:00 PM
Breathe new functionality into your router with Tomato third-party firmware for popular models of Broadcom-based routers, including popular models manufactured by Linksys.
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Linux.com's 2007 holiday gift guide
Lee Schlesinger
December 10, 2007 9:00:00 PM
Admit it -- you put off your holiday shopping this year and now it's crunch time and you don't know what to get everyone on your list. Because we feel your pain, we've put together a last-minute shopping guide with ideas for some of your geekiest friends.
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New site aims to cut power bills for Intel-based Linux users
Lee Schlesinger
September 21, 2007 2:00:00 PM
The Open Source Technology Center (OSTC) at Intel has launched a Web site, LessWatts.org, to help Linux users maximize power savings. The site hosts several open source projects, and shares tips and tricks to help optimize power consumption on hardware from portable devices running on batteries to large data centers.
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Free ATI drivers for Christmas?
Lee Schlesinger
August 31, 2007 4:00:00 PM
Fully-functional video drivers -- ones capable of handling 3-D acceleration -- remain one of the weak points of free software. The Free Software Foundation has declared them a high-priority project. Meanwhile, some distributions and even more users have resorted to using the proprietary drivers offered as free downloads by card manufacturers. One of the main projects attempting to provide complete, free drivers is focusing on developing the Avivo driver for the R500 and R600 cards from AMD/ATI, so-called after a specification first introduced in this line of cards. According to Jerome Glisse, who coordinates the development of the driver, progress is being made in the project, and "maybe by the end of this year, we might have some 3-D acceleration."
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Do we need an open hardware license?
Lee Schlesinger
July 31, 2007 9:00:02 PM
Nokia researcher Jamey Hicks recently proposed a Open Source Hardware License (OSHL) for approval by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Is there a need for a hardware-specific license? If so, what makes hardware different from software?
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My hardware toolbag
Lee Schlesinger
May 30, 2006 8:00:00 AM
You don't need to be a super-geek to start diagnosing hardware problems. Diagnostics is an art. Specifically, it's the art of determining the source of a problem and troubleshooting a solution. No matter how good you are at diagnostics, the right tools in your hardware bag can make you better.
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Dead disk drive? What would Fonzie do?
Joe Barr
February 07, 2005 8:00:00 AM
In the '70s TV show "Happy Days," the character Fonzie was so cool that he could make a dead jukebox play just by giving it a thump in the right spot. If Fonzie were working on computers today, he'd probably use some of these tricks for getting a reluctant hard drive to come across with its data.