25 June 2008
MID devices, meet Hardy Heron MID edition, with OpenGL flavour
Oh, wow! Finally something to get aroused on. Ok, ok, not THAT aroused. Maybe just mild joy then. Yey.
My favourite Linux flavour, Ubuntu (and Canonical) has just released MID (Mobile Internet Device) version of it’s biggest hammer, Hardy Heron. It has redesigned UI, which is a must for small screens like them MIDs have. But wait, there’s even more: it is supposed to use Clutter (what a disappointing name for something that should make UI’s better), which should mean OpenGL accelerated GUI. It seems that they have thrown in pretty much everything but the kitchen sink; the damn thing has GPS and digital TV integration, VoIP and instant messaging softwares, licenced media codecs (finally!), integration with Web 2.0 sites (Like Facebook, MySpace, Youtube etc) and it should be easily customizable for OEM manufactures etc. Which should fit my project just nicely. I’ll be damned if this thing won’t be taking off.
Now, if I just could get that spankin’ sexy Dell Mini-note MID and slip this one in. Now, that would be sweetness.
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