Ubuntu Edge: Things Just got Crazy

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• Ubuntu Edge | Indiegogo

In the car industry, Formula 1 provides a commercial testbed for cutting-edge technologies. The Ubuntu Edge project aims to do the same for the mobile phone industry – to provide a low-volume, high-technology platform, crowdfunded by enthusiasts and mobile computing professionals. A pioneering project that accelerates the adoption of new technologies and drives them down into the mainstream.

The specs:

• Fastest multi-core CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage

• 4.5in 1,280 x 720 HD sapphire crystal display

• 8mp low-light rear camera, 2mp front camera

• Dual-LTE, dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4, NFC

• GPS, accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass, barometer

• Stereo speakers with HD audio, dual-mic recording, Active Noise Cancellation

• MHL connector, 3.5mm jack

• Silicon-anode Li-Ion battery

• 64 x 9 x 124mm

• Ubuntu Edge: Design process | Ubuntu Design Blog

In this post I will share some materials, stories and process during the development of the Ubuntu Edge.

OSCON 2013: Mark R. Shuttleworth “Redefining What’s Possible”

• What the Goals of Edge are, and first gen nature of it: https://youtu.be/ZqmFXalqKic?t=3m26s

• Q&A session with Linus Torvalds: Why is Linux not competitive on desktop?

• Ubuntu Edge: convergence in action – YouTube

Victor Palau of Canonical shows how the Ubuntu Edge’s convergence will work, using a Nexus 4 as a demo unit.

• 10 criteria Ubuntu Edge must meet if it’s going to succeed

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Update: After publishing this, a Mozilla spokesman got in touch with the following message:

“Today, Geeksphone announced the pre-sale of a new device based on Boot to Gecko technology. We want to clarify that this new phone that was announced is based on Boot to Gecko technology with pre-release software, but is not a certified or supported Firefox OS device.”

• KDE tablet Vivaldi starts shipping for quality testing

• Announcing the Free Software Foundation fundraising program for Replicant

• My five favorite talks from OSCON – AppDynamics: The APM Blog

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• Download | ReactOS Project

The ReactOS software includes binary and source distributions of the latest ReactOS. This includes the kernel, various subsystems and some basic applications.

Notes:

• Installer looks straight outta NT4 / Win2k DOS days.

• File system choices are FAT32 or ext2

• In a future where ChromeOS and tablets are a viable platform for the majority of your computing, ReactOS could play the role of enabling legacy support for old Win32 apps. In a sense, further eliminating in shred of legitimacy the Windows platform could hold 7+ years out.

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