(http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070710-hands-on-with-a-prototype-intel-mobile-internet-device.html)
===== Hands-on with a prototype Intel Mobile Internet Device By Troy Unrau | Published: July 10, 2007 - 11:31PM CT During KDE's aKademy developer summit in Glasgow, 2007, Ars Technica got an early look at a prototype of the Intel Mobile Internet Device, known as the Intel MID. This prototype was supplied to the French offices of Mandriva, a Linux distribution that was chosen by Intel to help test and develop KDE for this device. I had chance to play with this prototype for a few hours, complete with a working installation of KDE 4.0 Alpha 2. [...] The entire system, except the Marvell wireless, ran on open-source drivers based on specifications that Intel has made available to the public. Where intellectual property rights are concerned, Intel provides the specifications to a select few who then assist the development of the open-source drivers. Helio Chissini de Castro told Ars that future devices would likely include Intel-derived chipsets for the wireless components rather than Marvell, which would then also be supported by open drivers. [...] The Intel MID prototype is a solid device with a few early flaws that should be resolved. Helio said that the devices derived from this prototype will likely be hitting market sometime next year, complete with a faster processor, flash memory, a card reader, and hopefully a stylus or a screen with less of a lip at the edges. ===== -- Soh Kam Yung my Google Reader Shared links: (http://www.google.com/reader/shared/16851815156817689753) my delicious links: (http://del.icio.us/SohKamYung) my simpy links: (http://www.simpy.com/user/kysoh/links) _______________________________________________ Slugnet mailing list [email protected] http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet
