Smallest x86 PC runs Ubuntu Linux
We are hitting the Mobile Arena no doubt, all devices are being so freaken portable and so freaken conncted. The MTube a Taiwanese portable x86 based Tablet with IP Tv capabilities + TV Recording is just released by the Taiwanese government sponsored R&D efforts running Ubuntu Linux on 1GHz Processor. Shown off at the Lunch@Piero's 2008 event at CES, the 5.3-ounce MTube measures 3.3 x 3.3 x 0.8 inches (8.3 x 8.3 x 2cm), and sports a 2.8-inch VGA (640 x 480) touch panel display. There's built-in WiFi, with optional WiMax and HSDPA cellular networking via USB adapters. The MTube was shown decoding a simulated digital TV (DVB-T) broadcast. It was also shown streaming video to a wirelessly connected digital photo frame. Perhaps most impressively, it was shown playing YouTube video -- a capability that has proven to be a challenge for Linux-based tablets based on non-x86 architectures, such as Nokia's ARM11-based N800 and N810 (although a new firmware release for the Nokia d...