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redpost signbeta: linux pic frame gets an upgrade

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RedPost Signbeta Linux Picture Frame

Almost a year ago a RedPost made news with their hackable Linux picture frame, the RedPost/Kit. Today, the guys at RedPost announced Kit’s better, faster, stronger kid brother, the Signbeta.

While it certainly can be used as a digital picture frame, RedPost’s real mission is to replace wasteful paper-covedred bulletin boards with an electronic version…

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April 6th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

google android pc for sale on ebay [casemod]

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Android Casemod by Eric Burke

Google’s Android platform might be designed for mobile devices, but that didn’t stop this guy from making an Android-inspired desktop computer.

Built by software engineer (and self-proclaimed geek) Eric Burke, the Android PC is inspired by the green ‘droid head on the Android logo…

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March 22nd, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

worst casemod ever: ubuntubox cardboard pc

filed under: computing | hacks-mods | just plain fun

Ubuntubox Cardboard Casemod

This computer has to be the biggest hunk of junk I’ve ever seen. Cobbled together from cardboard, red duct tape and embellished with a Sharpie, the UbuntuBox V1.0 certainly won’t win any awards for build quality.

According to the builder, the guts of the old Pentium 3 tower are being used to power this Ubuntu Linux computer…

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December 19th, 2007 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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