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CutiePi Tablet review: The open-hardware Linux tablet

CutiePi Tablet review: The open-hardware Linux tablet

Introduction Over the last years, we have seen many Linux-powered tablets, all of which developed with different approaches to "openness". For instance, the PineTab trades performance and a somewhat conservative design for a very low selling price and full Linux support, which made its demand high to the point of

The PineNote is an e-ink notebook that runs Linux

The PineNote is an e-ink notebook that runs Linux

While our short holiday interrupted us for some weeks, we have become used to Pine64 launching some of the boldest mobile Linux devices ever seen. Still when, in their August update [https://www.pine64.org/2021/08/15/introducing-the-pinenote/], PINE64 announced a new device, we remained particularly surprised. The PineNote,

JingPad A1 (DVT) review, part 2

JingPad A1 (DVT) review, part 2

> This is the second part of our JingPad A1 DVT review. For the first part, click here [https://tuxphones.com/jingos-linux-tablet-review-part-1/]. After our first review [https://tuxphones.com/jingos-linux-tablet-review-part-1/] of the JingPad A1 DVT (developer alpha prototype), we will focus on the usability of single apps and various categories, to

JingPad A1 (DVT) review, part 1

JingPad A1 (DVT) review, part 1

> This is the first part of our JingPad A1 DVT review. For the second part, click here [https://tuxphones.com/jingpad-a1-linux-tablet-review-part-2/]. This is an interesting year for the mobile Linux world. There is a new trend of companies starting to target the consumer market with Linux devices, alongside the usual

Some Kobo e-readers can now run Linux, becoming inexpensive e-ink tablets

Some Kobo e-readers can now run Linux, becoming inexpensive e-ink tablets

Attempts to run Linux distributions on e-readers like the Amazon Kindle and Rakuten Kobo series date to many years ago, when hackers initially discovered the surprising flexibility of these devices, which are usually based on mostly open hardware and lack the advanced bootloader locks found in most phones. However, proprietary

Linux tablet maker JingLing secures $10M funding, starts JingPad crowdfunding campaign

Linux tablet maker JingLing secures $10M funding, starts JingPad crowdfunding campaign

> Update 08/2021: We wrote an in-depth review of the first prototype of this Linux tablet. For our JingPad A1 DVT review, click here [https://tuxphones.com/jingos-linux-tablet-review-part-1/]. One of the projects that we often followed on our Twitter throughout the last months was Jingling's upcoming tablet and desktop environment.

The JingPad A1 is a Linux tablet with 2K display, pen input, 5G and much more

The JingPad A1 is a Linux tablet with 2K display, pen input, 5G and much more

> Update 08/2021: We wrote an in-depth review of the first prototype of this Linux tablet. For our JingPad A1 DVT review, click here [https://tuxphones.com/jingos-linux-tablet-review-part-1/]. Some months after the initial announcement, the first JingOS device has been officially announced. The device has been announced as a "consumer