OpenMoko's WikiReader is a unique gadget with a single function. The simple handheld device stores the text of over 3 million Wikipedia entries, enabling convenient offline access to the popular Internet encyclopedia.

Chinese manufacturer Soyea has begun taking orders for a mobile Internet device (MID) that runs Linux or Windows XP on Intel's dual-speed, MID-oriented Z515 Atom CPU. Soyea's Z5 is equipped with 1GB RAM, an 8GB SSD, a five-inch touchscreen, plus 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a three-megapixel webcam...

This year's summit centered around two milestones--the release of Maemo 5, and the debut of Nokia's N900, the highly-anticipated successor to the tablet line that adds cell phone functionality, potentially putting a portable Linux system in the hands of smartphone customers worldwide.