-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [Review] OpenBlock S600, a powerful server in the palm of your hand ,----[ Quote ] | Entirely made in Japan, the OpenBlockS600 | may not feature the most exciting design | ever made to mankind, but who would argue | that design for this kind of a product is | important? After all, what we want and | need here is something extremely reliable, | easy to handle and rock solid… And believe | me, the OpenBlockS600 is ALL of those in | one tiny white aluminum box. `---- http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-19608-%5BReview%5D+OpenBlock+S600,+a+powerful+server+in+the+palm+of+your+hand.html InfoWorld review: Desktop virtualization for Windows and Linux heats up ,----[ Quote ] | Desktop virtualization is one of those | technologies that confound the experts. | Just when you think you've got it figured | out, along comes some interloping | development to upset the apple cart. Most | recently, that role has fallen to Sun's | VirtualBox, the plucky open source VM | solution that's quickly gobbling up the | general-purpose desktop virtualization | space left vacant by Microsoft and VMware. | Users from the three major platforms -- | Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux -- are | flocking to VirtualBox for its | scalability, robust networking, and | bargain price point (it's free). `---- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142358/InfoWorld_review_Desktop_virtualization_for_Windows_and_Linux_heats_up Storage Highlights of 2009 http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7649/1.html Recent: The OpenBlockS 600 is a Linux server that fits in your palm ,----[ Quote ] | Forget the netbook or the net-top PC: How about a net- | server? | | A Japanese vendor is touting a lilliputian Linux Web | server that weighs 8 ounces and consumes just 8 watts. `---- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138775/The_OpenBlockS_600_is_a_Linux_server_that_fits_in_your_palm?taxonomyId=15 Plat’Home launches palm-sized Linux server ,----[ Quote ] | Plat'Home has launched a new model of its OpenBlockS | series, a line of Linux micro servers. The OpenBlockS 600 | comes with a fanless and spindle free design and gibabit | ethernet in a palm-sized box. `---- http://www.cbronline.com/news/plathome_launches_palmsized_linux_server_091001 Related: Open source in Japan: Q&A with the President of Plat'Home ,----[ Quote ] | ...ultimately, I believe the opportunity for Linux expanding into a | wide range of devices, including, of course, entertainment devices like | set-top boxes, cell phones, and other mobile devices, radically dwarfs | the opportunity for broadcast entertainment. Even today, when you search, | when you make a phone call, when you do online banking, you're using | Linux. And it's only the beginning. I wanted to be a part of that. | | Asay: Plat'Home started selling Linux in Japan in 1993. That's really early | days. Why Linux? | | Suzuki: Linux is powerful, in a lot of ways, especially for what it | doesn't do. Let me explain. It's possible to deliver more computing | power -- that is, more functionality and more stability -- into a wide | range of devices, especially small ones. Its small footprint was very | appealing. This was already apparent even from early on. Basically, we | saw it as having the potential to get very sophisticated software into | the hands of users. No compromises. `---- http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9947592-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad OpenMicroServer: Tiny Footprint Linux Server ,----[ Quote ] | I saw an announcement that the OpenMicroServer (OMS) is now available in the | U.S. It has been produced in Japan for some time but has just been made | available domestically. What’s cool about it is that it is small and can be | powered from an Ethernet port. It reminded me of the BlackDog USB Server that | made a splash a couple years back.The little OMS only measures 9” x 4” x 1.3′ | It’s officially supported for Debian (Etch) and NetBSD. Plat’Home also | maintains their own OS SSD/Linux which is a combination of Linux and BSD | code. I love little gadgets like these and try to figure out some innovative | ways to use them. `---- http://socializedsoftware.com/2008/03/22/openmicroserver-tiny-footprint-linux-server/#more-225 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAksqsfsACgkQU4xAY3RXLo6FzACcDIJ30atTa1TAK99Ep0pIwam5 yD8An0dw8+s1g3i/26d3eRGHalA0Jyeh =WDCi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----