Runs Linux:
Motorola Xoom, runs Linux‬‏ – Debian!

Android Pick:
Paint Commander
Android Picks so far, thanks to Madjo in the IRC Chat room
https://bit.ly/LASAndroidPicks

Linux Pick:
VirtualBox
Linux App Picks so far. Thanks to Madjo!

NEWS:
Toyota Joins Linux Foundation
Microsoft now pursuing Chrome OS patent license deals
Microsoft seeking royalties from Samsung potentially worth $200 million a year
Introducing Update Packs in Linux Mint Debian
Novacut Pro Video Editor by Novacut Team — Kickstarter
Could You Do Linus’ Job?
Illumination Software Creator adds WebOS, HTML5

AROS Broadway:
Goal: create an open source OS as compatible as possible to AmigaOS 3.1, but which can be ported to various CPUs: x86, 68k; PowerPC, Alpha, SPARC, MIPS.

AROS Broadway homepage
AROS Blog
AROS Research Operating System – Wikipedia

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iPad2 announced today
– Thinner
– Awesome battery life
– Face-Time @ 720p
– AirPlay
– Cost comparison
– The neat cover thing (video)
– iMovie and GarageBand
– It just lapped everyone else — Xoom, Playbook, GalaxyTab, etc

Jobs did the announcing, talked some trash about big companies
– His appearance broke the internet

Tablet Comparison Infographic

iPad 1 vs. iPad 2

XOOM comparison

PlayBook faces rough launch in ~2 months

NEWS

Google hands out CR-48 laptops to GDC attendees

Angry Birds Panel gets a surprise
– The open-source physics engine used in the game (Box2D) is not credited anywhere in the game/app. The inventor of Box2D snuck up to the mic during the Q&A and asked if it could be credited. Producer responds “let’s talk after the panel” to applause.

Humble Indie Bundle retrospective
– Over $3million earned between the two bundles, >$1million for charity
– Steam users paid less than average independent downloaders.
– Linux users almost doubled the average contributions of Windows and OSx, on a per-purchase basis.

Minecraft getting a lot of attention
– Nominated for 3 awards at Indie Game Fest (a sub-conference of GDC)
– Recently announced official plans to release iOS version
– Follow Notch on Twitter for up-to-the-minute updates
– Mojang officially announced next title:  “Scrolls”

Valve/Steam announces “Big Picture Mode” to turn your PC into a console
– Controller-friendly interface, designed for easy navigation of your existing Steam library on TVs and PC monitors.

Magicka announces expansion pack: “Vietnam”
– Ridiculous, and highly inappropriate. But also looks like a lot of fun.

SPECULATION

What people WANT to hear in the MMO community:
– Info on: Black Prophecy, Secret World, Jumpgate: Evolution, Fallout Online, The Agency
– Launch dates for:  SW:TOR and Guild Wars 2

What people WANT to hear about offline games:
– Half-Life 2, Episode 3
– The future role of mobile games (alternative? mainstream? console killer?)
– Epic Games (UT, GoW) plans to announce a new IP

And if they don’t announce it at GDC, PAX East is next weekend!

WHAT TO WATCH

Official GDC Schedule

IGN’s coverage
Joystiq’s coverage
g4tv’s coverage

If you keep your eyes on GDC as it continues through Thursday, remember to Skype in after our Thursday show to share further thoughts on any news that interests you! (must have Skype 5.0)

Best of Picks – DAY 1:

Vizio Tablet
The device has an IR blaster built in to the top, and it can function as a universal remote.

T-Mobile
Not much specific to this gadget to talk about, but the article includes a bunch of videos of Android 3.0 (aka Honeycomb) in action.

Motorola XOOM
Chris thinks that this is THE tablet to watch in the coming months, as the top competitor with the infamous iPad.
GREAT specs, but no price point listed.  Assuming it’ll be pricey, though.

Motorola Atrix
This nifty gadget is pretty much a phone that comes with a netbook-type peripheral that converts the entire phone into a laptop-style interface!

Samsung DualView
A second LCD on the FRONT of the camera!  GENIUS!
Could this be the end of duck-lips and dirty mirror shots?  Or will this create a renaissance in the world of half-naked teenagers sending dirty pics to one another?

Next Gen MS Surface
Finally eliminating the cameras and bulky under-carriage, the Surface has lifted itself up into the current generation of touch technology!
Especially impressive is the “Pixel Sense” technology that they use inside their screen that, “Turns every pixel into a camera” making the unit able to read words and sense all ten (or twenty!) input points separately.