The best-known Linux computer maker expands its product line in a new direction, inexpensive desktop computers costing less than $800, that puts it up against heavyweight competition. Stephen ...

Linux does the job admirably, with even the most full-featured distro like Debian being able to slot into the flash memory provided you're economical with what you install (scrap Gnome and KDE for ...

Gumstix, a company that has been selling small system boards – about the size of a “gum stick” – for years, is now offering crowdfunding for hardware that users can design themselves. (Stick with me ...

A few decades ago, if you asked me what a server was, I'd reply, "several rigs and a fan‑blasting tower." This isn't always the case, especially now, when a small PC is big enough to run a home server ...

The Acer Aspire 1 (A114-61) is a cheap laptop with a 14 inch full HD display, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 1 processor, it launched in 2021 as a budget ...

There’s no shortage of cheap, Linux-friendly single-board computers on the market with ARM processors these days. But you know what there may be even more of? Cheap Android TV boxes with similar ...

Brian Benchoff is an embedded engineer who has graced us with unique, whimsical devices like the RGB Gaming Coaster and the Zip Drive Tower. Now he’s back with a decidedly more practical design: a ...

The Pogoplug (pic from CultofMac) is part of a service for sharing your pictures, videos and so on. Usefully, you can ignore their service and rework it to run ArchLinux from a connected USB thumb ...

The pre-built Linux Kubuntu Focus Iridium laptop line is an unexpectedly good alternative to running any Linux operating system on converted Windows PCs. Born almost five years ago, Focus Computers ...