Most people in the United States who pay for TV have to use a set-top-box rented from their cable provider. In February, the Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt an "UnblockTheBox" plan that could change that by requiring TV providers to open up the data streams so that you could access content on something like a Roku, Chromecast, or Apple TV.But the cable, … [Read more...]
LPX Episode 3: Remix OS turns Android into a desktop operating system
Remix OS is a customized version of Android designed to look and feel like a desktop operating system. You can use it to run just about any Android app, but there's a desktop, a taskbar, and support for viewing multiple apps at once in windows that you can resize and reposition on the screen.It basically looks like a cross between Windows and Android.The operating … [Read more...]
LPX Episode 2: Is that a desktop computer in your pocket?
Intel's is expanding its line of Compute Stick mini-PCs in 2016, so I decided to accompany my 2nd-gen Intel Compute Stick review with a state-of-the-stick episode of LPX.This episode features interviews with Intel's marketing manager for the lineup and Ian Morrison, an Australian developer who has been working to port Ubuntu and other open source software to run on Intel's … [Read more...]
LPX Episode 1: A dual OS smartphone and an upgradeable laptop
For our first episode, we have interviews with two people hoping to change the way we use computers.Nitro Duo: two computers in one tiny case Shane Lewis wanted a smartphone that could run Android apps... but which could also work as a full-fledged Windows desktop computer when attached to a docking station. And since there was nobody selling a phone that met that … [Read more...]