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Re: [News] Linux-powered Photo Frames the Way to Go?

____/ 7 on Saturday 08 March 2008 18:49 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Smart Photo Frames
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | I envision a wireless mobile system connects you to the Web and lets you
>> | communicate with family and friends as easily as it can display your
>> | photos.
>> | 
>> | In a recent column, I posited that digital photo frames might possibly
>> | become essential digital screens for homes of the future. I briefly
>> | described my thoughts on what I called "smart photo frames" and pointed
>> | out that if you gave these screens more processing power, a Linux OS,
>> | and a consumer-friendly UI, as well as a wireless connection to the
>> | Internet, they would become very versatile home screens.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2274556,00.asp
> 
> 
> I think someone should make photframes so that a /linux1 directory
> in the flash drive can contain a bootable linux distro of your choice
> to upgrade the screen, graphics and functionality.
> The same applies to MP3 players, MP4 players and a whole
> host of other gadgetry.
> More subdirectries like /linux2 /linux3 etc can be added which then
> allows the punter to have a boot menu of many different linuxes.
> Remember flash is becoming 'infinite' in storage capacity
> and now is the right time to organise this for the future
> expansion of linux.

Wizpy takes this approach.

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