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250 Most Important Tech Products, Events, and People of 2008
Instant-On Technology Gains Traction - DeviceVM’s Splashtop instant-on software finds its way onto several notebooks, allowing users to hop online within seconds instead of waiting for Windows to load.
(Maximum PC- 12/16/08) |
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Best of What's New
Browse the Web, make Skype calls, or instant-message pals without waiting for Windows to boot up. The VooDoo Envy 133 and several other new computers come installed with both Windows and SplashTop, a simple Linux operating system that starts from a chip on the PC’s motherboard instead of on the hard drive.
(Popular Science- 12/01/08) |
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Splashtop moves into netbooks
The Splashtop instant-on Linux environment is included in the new Lenovo IdeaPad S10e netbook, marking the product's first appearance in that form factor. That news should come as no surprise, since netbooks' ultra-portability is a natural match for Splashtop's instant-on.
(linux.com- 11/12/08) |
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Computer-makers shaking up their booting
While the Internet age has our virtual lives up to warp speed, there remains a nagging speed bump.
(sfgate.com- 11/10/08) |
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In Age of Impatience, Cutting PC Start Time
It is the black hole of the digital age — the three minutes it can take for your computer to boot up, when there is nothing to do but wait, and wait, and wait some more before you can log on and begin multitasking at hyper-speed.
(nytimes.com- 10/25/08) |
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New laptops leap hurdles to booting up quickly
Taking a cue from instant-on smartphones, laptop manufacturers are introducing models that can be turned on within seconds for the most frequently used software.
(USA Today- 09/04/08) |
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Splashtop on Asus Eee Box B202
The fact that it offers a substantial amount of functionality, solid performance, and a pleasing aesthetic make a convincing case for running a more robust Linux installation as your primary operating system.
(TechReport.com- 08/07/08) |
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Splash into instant-on computing
Smaller, more often, more relevant, maybe imperfect - but simple, good enough and just in time. This is the new reality of IT. DeviceVM's Splashtop instant-on Linux brings Web 2.0 thinking to the PC operating system.
(Ovum- 07/18/08) |
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ASUS to preload Express Gate instant-on Linux on all new motherboards
Last year ASUS released a motherboard, the P5E3, with an embedded compact Linux distro it called Express Gate. Basically a fast-boot alternative that, in just five seconds, bypassed Windows and gave you a web-browser, media player and other apps, it was developed by a company called DeviceVM (under the name Splashtop).
(SlashGear- 05/16/08) |
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Asus to offer Linux on all motherboards
Taiwanese manufacturer will embed open source OS across entire range
(Vnunet.com- 05/16/08) |
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ASUS bringing Splashtop instant-on OS to all its motherboards
We've seen the Splashtop instant-on OS demoed on ASUS gear in the past, and now it looks like the company is making the love official: it's going to start shipping it on all its motherboards. ASUS is calling the platform "Express Gate," but it's the same instant-on, ready-to-browse environment we've known about since October: an embedded Linux distro that runs Firefox and Skype off a memory chip linked directly to the BIOS.
(engadget.com- 05/15/08) |
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Asus to embed Linux on all motherboards
It's not exactly how devotees foresaw Linux reaching mass-market desktop PCs, but it could be a turning point nonetheless. Taiwanese giant Asus is to embed DeviceVM's Splashtop Linux on millions of mainstream motherboards.
(Techworld.com- 05/15/08) |
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Linux’s biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboards
In what I think is the biggest victory for Linux so far, DeviceVM’s Splashtop Linux desktop will ship across the entire P5Q range of motherboards, with more to follow by the end of the year...
(ZDNet.com- 05/14/08) |
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ASUS Shows Faith in Splashtop
Splashtop, for the uninitiated, is an embedded Linux environment that we first saw with ASUS' P5E3 Deluxe late last year. Since then, Splashtop has been rolled out into other ASUS motherboards, such as the P5E3 Premium, M3N-HT Deluxe and a few others... In a unique agreement, Splashtop will be featured on all upcoming ASUS motherboards, including the P5Q Deluxe, P5Q-WS, P5Q3 Deluxe and also the P5Q-E...
(TechGage.com- 05/14/08) |
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Asus making more motherboards with embedded Linux
...The only problem with the P5E3 was its eye-popping price: $350. It also requires ultraexpensive DDR3 RAM. But apparently, the Splashtop experiment has been a success, and Asus is releasing new, more down-to-earth motherboards with the featur...
(Webware.com- 05/14/08) |
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Splashtop Linux desktop to appear on every Asus motherboard
DeviceVM, the makers of Splashtop, just made a big announcement though. Their technology will no longer be restricted to the top-shelf motherboards and will see a much wider release. At first it will be featured on Asus’ P5Q (high-efficiency design, Intel P45 chipset) family of motherboards, starting with the P5Q Deluxe, P5Q-WS, P5Q3 Deluxe, and P5Q-E. Later Splashtop will be featured on all the company’s motherboards, over a million units a month.
(Geek.com- 05/14/08) |
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ASUS Massively Expands SplashTop Boards
ASUS has announced today that they have expanded their selection of SplashTop-enabled motherboards by four with the introduction of the ASUS P5Q motherboard family. In addition, it has been announced by ASUS that they plan to roll-out SplashTop on their "entire motherboard product portfolio, starting with over one million motherboards per month." Congratulations to the DeviceVM folks and the Linux community with this being a major win.
(Phoronix.net- 05/14/08) |
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Splashtop Linux desktop helps fight global warming
The Splashtop Linux desktop, supposing you have the right motherboard, allows users to get onto the internet in seconds from a computer that was turned off. It does not require a full boot up into the main OS to access it so it means your computer can be kept off much of the time (though not unplugged) and quickly accessed as necessary. Using the application it should be easy to keep your computer off much of the time without having to wait a few minutes just to check your email or visit a website.
(Geek.com- 04/22/08) |
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Give your computer a rest for Earth Day
Did you know that the electricity required to keep a PC running overnight generates up to 51 lbs of CO2 every month, and the combined energy wasted by consumer electronics in standby mode is as high as 10% of all residential power consumption in developed countries?
(PopGadget.com- 04/18/08) |
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Splashtop "Instant On" motherboard
So I have had on my desk for about week now a sweet little ASUS laptop containing one of the new Splashtop motherboards. Don’t know what Splashtop is? Well Splashtop is a motherboard that contains, in the onboard memory, a special version of Linux (based on Small Linux - formerly tinyX) that runs right after the bios...
(TechRepublic.com- 03/31/08) |
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