Gear Diary » Open Source http://www.geardiary.com Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 10 Important Desktop Open Source Projects for 2012http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/03/10-important-desktop-open-source-projects-for-2012/ http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/03/10-important-desktop-open-source-projects-for-2012/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:15:26 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=176097 post over on Linux.com, I thought I would craft my list of 10 important open source desktop applications of the last year.  Now I know that not every Gear Diary reader is a huge Open Source fan or follower, but these are projects to watch in the coming year.  Some of this software works on Windows and Mac OS X as well so you may want to check them out if going full bore into Linux isn't in the cards right now.  Most of this software is software I use on Linux every day.  Some of them are not just applications, but whole desktop environments or Linux distributions as well. Note: These aren't ranked in any order.  These are just Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2012/01/03/10-important-desktop-open-source-projects-for-2012/feed/ 0 MWC: AppUp, MeeGo, Open Source, and Tabletshttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/02/14/mwc-appup-meego-open-source-and-tabets/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/02/14/mwc-appup-meego-open-source-and-tabets/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:30:45 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=131741

The partnership between Nokia and Microsoft that was announced the other day has caused some speculation that the Intel powered AppUp store in general, and the MeeGo in particular might be the losers in this story.

Helena and I spoke with Peter Biddle, General Manager to AppUp Products and Services, and he said that despite this partnership, AppUp and Meego will thrive. Proprietary systems have a place in the ecosystem, and so do open ones.

Further scaling the development of flexible, open software platforms and applications for all mobile devices, Intel demonstrated a compelling new MeeGo tablet user experience to be made

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/02/14/mwc-appup-meego-open-source-and-tabets/feed/ 9 Review: The Wikireaderhttp://www.geardiary.com/2011/01/10/review-the-wikireader/ http://www.geardiary.com/2011/01/10/review-the-wikireader/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:00:39 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=126390

A while back the OpenMoko project created the goal of bringing out a Linux based smartphone called the Freerunner.  Then Google brought out what became the most successful Linux based operating system of all time, Android.  Well, needless to say, the writing was on the wall.  The clunky OpenMoko OS, with the behind the times hardware, was enough to make OpenMoko irrelevant in the smartphone arena.  Well, it seemed to be such a waste to throw out the work they did on the OS, so the next choice was to bring out another device.  This time, they didn't even try to look at bringing out another smartphone.  They, instead, brought out the Wikireader Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2011/01/10/review-the-wikireader/feed/ 3 Wikireader: Now You Can Carry 33,000 Books Too!http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/16/wikireader-now-you-can-carry-33000-books-too/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/16/wikireader-now-you-can-carry-33000-books-too/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:00:38 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=121894

OpenMoko's Wikireader project has let you carry the entire contents of Wikipedia in the palm of your hand for about a year now.  While the device's design isn't as awe inspiring as the NookColor or Kindle, it still is an interesting idea.  Thankfully the developers have been hard at work and now have released a great update to the Wikireader that is sure to get some people excited.   This update now let's you carry Wikipedia and all 33,000 books from Project Gutenberg all in the palm of your hand.  While you've been able to read the classics on Project Gutenberg on your Kindle, the Kindle would not have the storage to carry all of them at the same Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/12/16/wikireader-now-you-can-carry-33000-books-too/feed/ 1 Linux Netbook Review: ZaReason Terra HD Netbookhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/26/linux-netbook-review-zareason-terra-hd-netbook/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/26/linux-netbook-review-zareason-terra-hd-netbook/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:00:26 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=114786

It's been a couple of years since I reviewed a laptop from ZaReason, the UltraLap SR.  Now I'm reviewing something a bit smaller -- the ZaReason Terra HD. ZaReason is a different type computer company; every single computer they sell runs Linux, and they only ship Linux (or no operating system at all) on all of their machines.  They care about this to the point where they even include a screwdriver in the box of every machine they sell.  That is because any system you buy is your system, and they feel that you have every right to look at what makes it tick.  That's one of the Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/10/26/linux-netbook-review-zareason-terra-hd-netbook/feed/ 11 Droid X Gets the Lockdown: Does it Matter?http://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/16/droid-x-gets-the-lockdown-does-it-matter/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/16/droid-x-gets-the-lockdown-does-it-matter/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:10 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=101451

There's been a bunch of stuff going around the web about the Droid X and the fact that it likely will not be able to run custom ROMS and may even be hard to root. I'll try to describe, in layman's terms, what this may mean to a prospective Droid X buyer. What is this root and custom rom thing? First, having root is like having the Administrator user password on a Windows machine or the root password on a Mac OS X machine or Linux machine. It essentially gives you the right to modify anything on the phone. You could, for example, enable tethering without having to pay for it on Verizon (Note: Gear Diary Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/07/16/droid-x-gets-the-lockdown-does-it-matter/feed/ 8 Preview: Southeast LinuxFest 2010http://www.geardiary.com/2010/06/08/preview-southeast-linuxfest-2010/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/06/08/preview-southeast-linuxfest-2010/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:30:37 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=96347

Picture Taken at SELF 2009 by Allan Metzler of tllts.org

Up until this year, I had only attended the Ohio LinuxFest being lucky enough to live in its host city of Columbus, Ohio.  The Ohio LinuxFest is an awesome community driven event that amazes me every year it's run.  However, in 2010, I will be attending both the Ohio LinuxFest and the second year of the Southeast LinuxFest.  I am totally excited to see what the committee behind the show is planning for this coming weekend. Southeast LinuxFest is in a new location this year in the Marriot at Renaissance Park in Spartanburg, SC.  The previous location at Clemson was not available so they had Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/06/08/preview-southeast-linuxfest-2010/feed/ 2 Qi Hardware’s Ben NanoNote: A Completely Open Source Pocket Computerhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/qi-hardwares-ben-nanonote-a-completely-open-source-pocket-computer/ http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/qi-hardwares-ben-nanonote-a-completely-open-source-pocket-computer/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:30:03 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=79936

Image Provided by Sharism.cc

Imagine not only building your own computer, but making the boards yourself.  Yeah, it's not something the common person would do, but Qi Hardware's Ben NanoNote is open in a way most hardware isn't.  This is a similar model to the OpenMoko Freerunner and has been started by former members of the OpenMoko team. Not only can you download the Linux operating system it runs, but you can also download the Creative Commons licensed schematics for having your own version made for you if you have those kinds of resources. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/qi-hardwares-ben-nanonote-a-completely-open-source-pocket-computer/feed/ 2 XBMC Project Releases Version 9.11 ‘Camelot’ Xbox Media Centerhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/27/xbmc-project-releases-version-9-11-camelot-xbox-media-center/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/27/xbmc-project-releases-version-9-11-camelot-xbox-media-center/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:30:49 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=66610

XBMC is a full screen media center program similar to Apple's Front Row, Windows Media Center, and Moovida.  XBMC started out running on hacked versions of the original Xbox hardware.  However, as the years have progressed and the original target, the first generation Xbox got old, the project ported the interface to Linux, Windows, OSX and Apple TV.  There is even a version bootable from a thumb drive. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/27/xbmc-project-releases-version-9-11-camelot-xbox-media-center/feed/ 4 Peeking at Micro Innvations USB Hub Conceptshttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/13/peeking-at-micro-innovations-usb-hub-concepts/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/13/peeking-at-micro-innovations-usb-hub-concepts/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:30:47 +0000 Judie Stanford http://www.geardiary.com/?p=42512 Neuros, whose open source products we've been reviewing and talking positively about for years. What you may not know is that Joe also founded the company Digital Innovations over ten years ago.  According to him, he hasn't been "very active in it since starting Neuros, but recently they acquired a peripheral company called Micro Innovations that makes a host of commodity peripherals, and [he's] very excited about applying the Neuros open innovation formula there."

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Last night Joel and I had an opportunity to take a survey that Joe had forwarded us, showing some USB Hub concept Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/08/13/peeking-at-micro-innovations-usb-hub-concepts/feed/ 2 Neuros planning for the OSD3http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/28/neuros-planning-for-the-osd3/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/28/neuros-planning-for-the-osd3/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:51:19 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=39759

I follow Joe Born(@joeborn) and Neuros Technology(@neurostech) on twitter and I read his blog and generally love Neuros Technology as a company.  They stand behind their products.  They also run open source software on their devices and have quite a community behind their products.  I also own a OSD and one of their original products, a MP3 player.  I still use both on a regular basis.  Well, imagine my excitement seeing Joe's tweet regarding the OSD 3:
"..it's probably two years off, but this time Texas Instruments is involved early: discussion of the OSD3: http://bit.ly/Qt5sl"
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/07/28/neuros-planning-for-the-osd3/feed/ 2 Moovida and Jamendo: Perfect Togetherhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/30/moovida-and-jamendo-perfect-together/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/30/moovida-and-jamendo-perfect-together/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:51:14 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=35904 Moovida is a media center with a smooth and slick interface, and  I really liked it when I reviewed it a couple weeks ago.  Moovida now has a plugin for Jamendo, the music 2.0 platform with all of their music under the Creative Commons umbrella of licenses. Moovida_Jamendo2 The interface is strictly a streaming service for Jamendo.  To download music, you will have to go to the Jamendo website. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/06/30/moovida-and-jamendo-perfect-together/feed/ 0 Neuros.TV Site Adds User Contributions to the Neuros Linkhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/03/23/neurostv-site-adds-user-contributions-to-the-neuros-link/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/03/23/neurostv-site-adds-user-contributions-to-the-neuros-link/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:40:13 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=23553 has let me know that you are not just stuck with whatever Neuros and their hackers will give you.  Now if you know of a site where a stream of a TV show is, you can add it via a link near the bottom of the page.  The Neuros Link and its companion site are attempting to extend the tradition of users adding content similar to how the cddb (which is now Gracenote) was started.  If you know of a site that carries the content you've searched for, you can now added it to the Neuros.TV website Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/03/23/neurostv-site-adds-user-contributions-to-the-neuros-link/feed/ 0 Neuros Link: Netflix Bounty Claimed!http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/neuros-link-netflix-bounty-claimed/ http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/neuros-link-netflix-bounty-claimed/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:55:57 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=21467 Neuros has long offered bounties on different development projects that enhance their products; one I have been semi excited for is Netflix Streaming.  Well, sundevil98 has managed to get it working on the Link according to Joe.  He did it by installing Mediamall's Playon software on top of XBMC.  The next version of the software on the Link should have XBMC built into it.  Eventually, Neuros will have a native client on the Link, but for now, this will allow you to stream movies from Netflix!

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Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2009/02/16/neuros-link-netflix-bounty-claimed/feed/ 5 Neuros Link Bounties Posted and Morehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/18/neuros-link-bounties-posted-and-more/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/18/neuros-link-bounties-posted-and-more/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:32:18 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17888 bounties for the Neuros Link. The first bounty is $2500 for getting Netflix working directly on the Neuros Link, or $500 when working through a intermediary PC.  This bounty has some stipulations: The programmer must beat Boxee, Ubuntu or Netflix themselves with the functionality.  All of these people are working on getting Netflix streaming to work on on Linux.  Once any of them get it working, the bounty is unavailable as they can easily incorporate this into the Neuros Link. The second bounty is the Move Networks plugin.  The lucky hacker will get $2000 if they get it working and $2500 if it works in Firefox. The third Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/18/neuros-link-bounties-posted-and-more/feed/ 1 Neuros Link to Support Joosthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/08/neuros-link-to-support-joost/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/08/neuros-link-to-support-joost/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:11:11 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=17430 OdNT Blog about Joost and the Neuros Link.  Joost, which came from the creators of Skype and Kazaa, started out as a client you loaded on your computer that was similar to Boxee.  Now it's a flash video site very similar to Hulu.  Well it too is now supported on the Neuros Link! Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/12/08/neuros-link-to-support-joost/feed/ 0 10 Reasons I am Thankful for Free and Open Source Softwarehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/26/10-reasons-i-am-thankful-for-foss/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/26/10-reasons-i-am-thankful-for-foss/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:43:26 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16893 Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/26/10-reasons-i-am-thankful-for-foss/feed/ 1 Amazon Unboxed to be on the Neuros Linkhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/amazon-unboxed-to-be-on-the-neuros-link/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/amazon-unboxed-to-be-on-the-neuros-link/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:33:44 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16835 Even though most people don't even have the Neuros Link yet, Neuros is at work adding features to the Link in the form of Amazon's Unbox video on demand service.  Now you can use your Neuros Link to watch any of the 20,000 titles you can rent via Amazon's service.  They are still hard at work trying to improve the device as I type this.  The Neuros Link should be THE set top box to order on cyber monday!

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/25/amazon-unboxed-to-be-on-the-neuros-link/feed/ 0 How Hackable is the Neuros Link? VERY!http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/20/how-hackable-is-the-neuros-link-very/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/20/how-hackable-is-the-neuros-link-very/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:18:15 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16628 The Neuros Link is running Ubuntu 8.10 according to Joe Born's post in the forum and the specs page.  That means that you can pretty much run any variant of Ubuntu on it.  Joe himself has installed Boxee on the Neuros Link, so it may even be possible to get Mythbuntu running on the box since you can probably add a USB Tuner to it as well. UPDATE: Found more....the Neuros Link runs a Athlon Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/20/how-hackable-is-the-neuros-link-very/feed/ 0 Neuros releases the Neuros Linkhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/19/neuros-releases-the-neuros-link/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/19/neuros-releases-the-neuros-link/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:23:03 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16606 now available for $299.99 and there is NO subscription service either!  Plus it comes with a spiffy wireless keyboard as well.  Neuros keeps impressing me time and time again!  I can't wait to look at this device!  Now I really need to get a HDTV... Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/19/neuros-releases-the-neuros-link/feed/ 0 Winner of the Neuros OSD!http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/12/winner-of-the-neuros-osd/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/12/winner-of-the-neuros-osd/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:29:36 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=16229 The winner of the Neuros OSD giveaway is none other than Dann Washko of the Linux Link Tech Show.  The comment my son pulled out of the hat is below:
I did not see if the Neuros had a built in webserver but that would be great. To be able to stream the movies over this server like MythWeb does. As for home movies, having the ability to easily upload to youtube would be beneficial. Support for file systems other than fat32 to avoid the 2gb limitation. As a Linux user I would like to see more documentation on their site about using the device in Linux. Right now I see a lot of Windows and OS
Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/12/winner-of-the-neuros-osd/feed/ 0 Contest: Gear Diary is giving away a Neuros OSD!http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/03/contest-gear-diary-is-giving-away-a-neuros-osd/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/03/contest-gear-diary-is-giving-away-a-neuros-osd/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:27:48 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13243 This contest is now closed, and a winner will be announced shortly. Thank you for participating! As a fan and advocate of open source software, I've got a lot of love for companies like Neuros.  Now I have another reason to love them: Neuros is sponsoring an OSD give-away on Gear Diary! To win, all you have to do is post an idea of something you would like the Neuros OSD (or the as yet unreleased OSD2) to do out of the box that it can't do already.  For example, my wish would be that it include a web browser.  You can't steal my idea, so come up with one of your own! The Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/03/contest-gear-diary-is-giving-away-a-neuros-osd/feed/ 13 Holiday Gift Suggestions: Top Ten Reasons a Neuros OSD would be a Great Christmas Gift for your Geekhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/02/top-ten-reasons-a-neuros-osd-would-be-a-great-christmas-gift-for-your-geek/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/02/top-ten-reasons-a-neuros-osd-would-be-a-great-christmas-gift-for-your-geek/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:50:29 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=15660 Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/11/02/top-ten-reasons-a-neuros-osd-would-be-a-great-christmas-gift-for-your-geek/feed/ 0 Ohio Linuxfest 2008: The Community Gathers Once Againhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/12/ohio-linuxfest-2008-the-community-gathers-once-again/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/12/ohio-linuxfest-2008-the-community-gathers-once-again/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:18:15 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=14959 Ubuntu was at the show this year and had machines from System 76 showing off Hardy and giving out CD's.  There were at least 5-6 different CD's they were handing out in this booth alone.  This includes, Ubuntu Desktop and Server in 32 and 64 bit versions.  They also had Kubuntu in both 32 and 64 bit versions as well as a remix of Kubuntu with the shiney KDE 4 Desktop.  That doesn't cover the myriad of other Ubuntu based remixes out there.  Ubuntu has firmly entrenched itself as THE Linux distro that is in everyone's bag. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/12/ohio-linuxfest-2008-the-community-gathers-once-again/feed/ 0 Crowd Narration Comes to the Neuros OSDhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/29/crowd-narration-comes-to-the-neuros-osd/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/29/crowd-narration-comes-to-the-neuros-osd/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:46:20 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=14385 Click here to view the embedded video.

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/29/crowd-narration-comes-to-the-neuros-osd/feed/ 3 The T-mobile G1: Could be the one to beat Applehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/23/the-t-mobile-g1-could-be-the-one-to-beat-apple/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/23/the-t-mobile-g1-could-be-the-one-to-beat-apple/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:32:52 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=14114 A lot of discussion is happening in the blogosphere regarding T-Mobile and Google's G1.  While I ilike the iPhone, I think the G1 could be better. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/23/the-t-mobile-g1-could-be-the-one-to-beat-apple/feed/ 10 Neuros OSD 2 Developer Kits now on Salehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/22/neuros-osd-2-developer-kits-now-on-sale/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/22/neuros-osd-2-developer-kits-now-on-sale/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:38:16 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13984 Neuros Store.  Now this isn't intended for end users just yet, but when it is it will bring High Definition to the OSD platform.

The OSD is very powerful, and you can do things with it that you can't do with any other set top box thanks to the open technology that it's built upon.  Just this week, I have discovered the uPNP Media features of the OSD, and I was streaming music from my laptop to the OSD connected to my TV. If the OSD is any indication of what's in store for us in the OSD 2, then I think we have a exciting device on it's way.  The only limit of the OSD and OSD2 are the limits of the programmers and the limits of the users.  The OSD didn't do as much when it first shipped as it does now; the OSD2 won't be any different.

Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/22/neuros-osd-2-developer-kits-now-on-sale/feed/ 0 Neuros OSD 2.0 Developer Kit Available for Pre-orderhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/09/neuros-osd-20-developer-kit-available-pre-order/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/09/neuros-osd-20-developer-kit-available-pre-order/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:46:20 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=13513 theinquirer.net already has one and it's been posted on Crunchgear but I must have missed it.
Image Provided by Neuros

Images Provided by Neuros

The expected specs of the OSD 2.0 are 720p(1924x768) or D1(720x480)H.264 +AAC/AC3/MP3 Encoding; 720p playback with up to 1080i with certain content; Supporting H.264, MPEG2, MPEG4 and WMV codecs;Composite/Component Input: 2 composite input, 1 component input, all with dedicated stereo audio;Composite/Component Input: 2 composite input, 1 component input, all with dedicated stereo audio;RCA Audio I/O;2 USB ports in rear, 1 in front, and 1 internal to housing. All of this is stuffed in to a Mini-ITX case which means you can install a internal hard disk, a slimline Optical Drive and more into this baby truly making it your own device. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/09/09/neuros-osd-20-developer-kit-available-pre-order/feed/ 0 Use the web without using a browserhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/28/use-the-web-without-using-a-browser/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/28/use-the-web-without-using-a-browser/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:02:04 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=12888 a new feature of the Neuros OSD will be the ability to use wiki's and other internet sources to look up data about TV recordings on the OSD and more. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/28/use-the-web-without-using-a-browser/feed/ 0 One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure: A Open Source Guy’s View on The Dash Expresshttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/23/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-treasure-a-open-source-guys-view-on-the-dash-express/ http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/23/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-treasure-a-open-source-guys-view-on-the-dash-express/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:36:03 +0000 Joel McLaughlin http://www.geardiary.com/?p=12515 Wayne sent me his Dash Express since he hated it.  I was initially a little skeptical about the device, however after playing with it for the better part of a week I think I have found an almost ideal GPS device for me.  With the Dash, you can do so much more than just navigation.  It's devices such as the Dash (and Apple's own iPhone) that can bring location specific information to you whenever you need it and wherever you are. Continue reading on Gear Diary ...]]> http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/23/one-mans-trash-is-another-mans-treasure-a-open-source-guys-view-on-the-dash-express/feed/ 3