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The BUG: a Linux-Based Hardware Mashup

By Mike Diehl 
It runs Linux, has a GPS, camera, motion detector and color touchscreen—and it's completely hackable! more>>

Linux Makes Phones Even Cheaper

By LJ Staff 

Purple Labs, a company based in France with a multinational management team, is pushing Linux mobile phones outward in capabilities and downward in price. more>>

Man vs. Myth: Greg Kroah-Hartman and the Kernel Driver Project

By LJ Staff 

Don't tell Greg Kroah-Hartman that Linux hurts for device drivers. He's heard too much of that rap, and he's already done plenty to stop it. We should thank him and help pick up the ball. I'm doing both here. more>>

My Move to Solid State

By Kyle Rankin 
If you are dissatisfied with your laptop hard drive's performance, you should consider moving to a new state—solid state. Read on for head-to-head comparisons between a standard laptop hard drive and a solid state model. more>>

Port Linux onto an iPod

By Carlie Fairchild 

iPodLinux is an open source venture into porting Linux onto the iPod. more>>

Hacking the Eee PC

By Jes Hall 
How to tweak your Eee PC. more>>

/var/opinion - Is Hardware Catching Up to Java?

By Nicholas Petreley 
The demands of parallel processing may be met more easily in a language we already know. more>>

High-Performance Linux Clusters

By David Morton 
The present and future of high-performance computing. more>>

Product Review - The EmperorLinux Wasp CF-19

By James Gray 

If you need a battle-ready rugged notebook that runs Linux, the EmperorLinux Wasp CF-19 may be for you. more>>

A $7,000 Server Comparison

By Peter Arremann 
Tired of x86? See what Linux on Itanium, Sun T1 or POWER5 can do! more>>

The Ultimate Linux Handheld

By Doc Searls 
The Nokia N800 starts off the N-series of Linux handhelds with an indisputable winner. more>>

The Ultimate Linux Laptop

By James Gray 
EmperorLinux's Raven X60, take your victory lap! Smart innovations vault a compact yet powerful machine over the bar. more>>

The Ultimate Linux Box

By Nicholas Petreley 
We packed unbelievable power in a tank case and added all the trimmings for less than $4,000. more>>

The HAL Project

By Pascal Charest 
Discovering local artists through Zeroconf. more>>
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