While browsing the crazy amount of new gadgets and electronics that Gizmodo are reporting about at CES 2008, I came across this interesting piece. Apparently the NoahPad will run on Ubuntu 7.10 and be « compatible with Windows XP » ! This will be an interesting year.
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Neo FreeRunner – le mobile libre arrive en 2008
OpenMoko a officiellement annoncé leur nouvel appareil open-source Neo FreeRunner. Le Neo FreeRunner pourrait avoir un air familier – mais peut-être parce que c’est une version grand public du Moko 1973 à base de Linux. Le Neo FreeRunner a gardé l’ensemble du design, bien qu’il y ait eu des améliorations : un processeur 500Mhz, le support graphisme 3D, ainsi qu’une nouvelle collection d’applications mobiles open-source. Les autres caractéristiques comprennent le support tribande GSM, connectivité WiFi et technologie à base de gestes. Le prix et la disponibilité ne sont pas connus pour le moment. Pour en savoir plus, voyez le communiqué de presse ici.
Étrangement, je ne retrouve pas le communiqué sur le site officiel d’OpenMoko. Le CES 2008 a lieu la semaine prochaine, donc on ne tardera pas à avoir plus de détails! Ça tombe bien, mon téléphone mobile a passé dans la laveuse la semaine dernière!
via Ubergizmo
Webcams anyone ?
Dear Lazy Web: for some reason these days several people are asking me the same question – What Webcam is the cheapest and best to use in Ubuntu ? Of course, it HAS to work with Cheese and video in Skype.
I’d love to know if anyone has suggestions from FutureShop.ca or BestBuy.com or NewEgg.com, in that order 🙂
The Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX seemed like a good candidate but it’s out of stock.
Perhaps what we need is some mashup of this, this and this.
Ubuntu support heroes
Today I feel like a hero just making it to work.
I’ll post pics of the igloo I built in front of my home tomorrow… meanwhile if you read this and you are anywhere without snow, have a thought for the brave Ubuntu support analysts and other employees in Montreal 🙂
Of course real men use their bikes.
What to do during the holidays ? Ubuntu online training!
It’ s been some time now that Savoir-faire Linux made available their Ubuntu Online Training courses, using Moodle. After trying their demo preview course (registration reqd’) I was very impressed and Yanick Cyr, a good friend of mine at SFL gave me access to the first level full course.
Shameless plug ? You bet. SFL is one of our local FLOSS success stories. I know Yanick worked his ass off on this and the result is a very complete, polished course with excellent resources. Not only do you get access to content from the official Ubuntu Training material (as SFL is an Ubuntu training partner), but SFL has gone as far as setting up regular live chat sessions, acces to a virtual Ubuntu server, quizzes, video screencasts and even a dynamically generated certificate… which you only get if you score high enough in the quizzes! And they have many other courses available.
I’ll save some of the excitement for next week when I get time to gather the screenshots I have and give a virtual tour of their course.
Well done Yanick and SFL!