Linare, a company that integrates computers and software, is selling systems costing $199 with its own version of Linux. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

Brian Benchoff is an embedded engineer who has graced us with unique, whimsical devices like the RGB Gaming Coaster and the Zip Drive Tower. Now he’s back with a decidedly more practical design: a ...

There’s no shortage of cheap, Linux-friendly single-board computers on the market with ARM processors these days. But you know what there may be even more of? Cheap Android TV boxes with similar ...

Dell Computer has replaced rival Hewlett-Packard in a deal to make cheap Linux and Windows-based computers for the Thailand government's "people's PC" project. In May, Thailand's Information, ...

Thin clients are cheap, quiet Linux endpoints, but most people deploy them wrong. Here’s how to use them the right way.

Gumstix, a company that has been selling small system boards – about the size of a “gum stick” – for years, is now offering crowdfunding for hardware that users can design themselves. (Stick with me ...

The ShaRPiKeebo is a pocked-sized computer kit that features a custom PCB with a 2.7 inch sunlight-readable display, a 56-key thumb keyboard plus D-Pad buttons, and a LoRa radio for long-range ...

The pre-built Linux Kubuntu Focus Iridium laptop line is an unexpectedly good alternative to running any Linux operating system on converted Windows PCs. Born almost five years ago, Focus Computers ...