This year saw some great Linux-powered devices.
Lets have a look at the most impressive ones.
Chromecast Audio
Chromecast Audio turns your basic speakers into smart speakers.
All you gotta do is plug your speakers into it and you are done.
Drones
There is nothing better than a Linux-powered drone, whether you love it or hate it.
A smart drone powered by Snappy Ubuntu Core was launched by Erle-Copter this year.
The highlight of this drone is that users can install drone apps on it.
Not just this, chip giant Qualcomm also announced a reference platform called Snapdragon Flight for high-end drones.
Linaro Linux, which is based on Ubuntu is being used by this platform.
Samsung Gear S2, a high-end smartwatch that runs Tizen was launched by Samsung this year.
Powered by Samsungs own Exynos3250 processor, the gadget comes with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of in-built storage.
It can work with any supported Android machine.
This powerhouse rig sits between high-end game consoles like PlayStation and Xbox and set-top boxes such as Apple TV.
The machine has a microSD slot that allows you to expand storage.
It also has USB ports to plug in your hard drives and watch movies using media players like VLC.
you could also access files stored on your PC via shared folders due to its networking capabilities.
Nvidia Shield Android TV is a monster when it comes to gaming.
The gear supports 4K and integrates Google voice search.
you’re able to also stream high-end PC games like Crysis from your setup to your Nvidia Shield.
It is basically a PC on a HDMI stick.
Its powered by Rockchip Quad-Core RK3288C Processor, which is the same CPU found in Chromebook Flip.
It has ARM Mali-T624 GPU and comes with 2GB of RAM.
The Bluetooth chips and built-in wireless make it easier to connect peripherals with it.
The rig is powerful enough to manage average PC workload despite its small size.
It has a Broadcom BCM2835 system processor with 512 MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM.
It measures 65mm x 30mm x 5mm.
MyCroft
MyCroft is an open source artificial intelligence equipment.
Considered as an alternative to Amazons Echo, MyCroft is based on Raspberry Pi 2 and Arduino hardware.
The project ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise $127,520 to fund the project.
According to its Kickstarter page, Mycroft is the worlds first open source, open hardware home A.I.
There are massive possibilities with MyCroft, as it is an open hardware platform.
source: www.techworm.net
