You can install Chromium OS on your Dell Mini 10v right now
You can now run Chromium OS, the open source developmental version of Google Chrome OS, on your Dell Mini 10v. Don’t have one? Neither do I, so don’t feel too bad.
It make take some time to set up. For one, the download (an image file), as put together by a few of Dell’s Linux guys, weighs in at 7.5GB. Not only will that take a while to download, but you’ll also need a flash drive with at least 8GB of free space on there—another thing I don’t have. You’ll also need access to another Linux-based computer (well, any computer that can run the “dd” command) to get everything up and running.
Beyond that, it does appear to be fairly painless to instal. You download said image file then copy it from the Linux computer using “dd” to the flash drive. You take this flash drive, stick it into you Dell Mini 10, and away you go!
What’s your reward for going through all that? Running Chromium OS, of course. Think of it as Google Chrome OS, but way alpha.
I’m going to file this under the “Why would you bother doing that? Because you can” category.
via Liliputing
Posted: November 28th, 2009
at 10:00am by Nicholas Deleon
Topics: Headline, chromium os, dell, google, google chrome os, mini 10v, netbooks
Five pound, six inch diameter pearl brain goes up for sale
The second largest pearl ever found is set to go under the auctioneer’s hammer next week, and may fetch as much as US$400,000. Weighing 2.25 kg (5 lb), the pearl measures six inches in diameter and bears an uncanny resemblance to a human brain. The auction lot of the massive pearl will include the lower half of the giant clam (Tridacna Gigas) in which it formed in the coastal waters of the Philippines…
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Aimat gun camera makes point-and-shoot serious fun
Franziska Dierschke was definitely having “fun” while creating the Aimat digital camera. Taking no assumptions of structure from the concept of a traditional digital camera, the Aimat carries forward its point-and-shoot functionality by creating the ability to take small, pinhole-shaped images without the aid of a viewfinder. And by being shaped like a gun.
Oops. Did I say “gun”? And that’s supposed to be “fun”? Okay, I am going to shake off the skepticism and allow the playfulness that the designer had in mind while creating this concept camera. The intent behind which was to “put less emphasis on picture quality, and more on the playful act of taking the picture” itself. Cool. No word on when this one is going to find its way into production.
Via Toxel.
AT&T has refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs for $49
Carrier is offering refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs for $49 and waiving the $35 activation fee.
Sony Ericsson Saito Touchscreen Problems
It seems that Sony Ericsson might be going into a rather stressful holiday season. Why do we say that? Well, aside from the existing issues with the Saito that they’re trying to tackle, it seems that its other flagship phone, the Aino, might have some issues with the phones’ touchscreen capabilities. A spokesperson for Sony Ericsson has said that only a small number of Aino units have issues, and they’re working as quickly as possible to sort things out.
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