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GoogleOS: What To Expect

2007-11-20T14:38:00.000-08:00

There's no such thing as the GoogleOS in reality - but despite that, it is one of the most talked about Web products. People can't stop discussing it - and even imagining screenshots for it! Seems like everyone expects Google to get into direct competition with Microsoft, by releasing an operating system. However Google refuses such claims and even makes fun of this kind of buzz. Nevertheless we

Google's Future? GBrowser, GooglePC, Google NetPC and Google ISP

2007-11-17T13:41:00.000-08:00

Recent chatter indicates Google may be preparing to launch its own internet browser. But this might be only the first step in a much more massive Google strategy that could include a GooglePC and Google ISP service. Concerning the Google Browser, many are giving the title GBrowser to this rumored challenger of Internet Explorer. The evidence that supports Google's GBrowser efforts are as

gOS: The Conceptual Google Operating System

2007-11-11T12:06:00.000-08:00

Earlier this week Everex launched the gPC TC2502, which is a sub-$200 PC sold at a major US retailer, but what makes this unique is that it runs the gOS. The gOS (GreenOS) is designed to be a conceptual Google Operating System that is based upon Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. Though this is not the conventional GNOME desktop environment but an Enlightenment E17 desktop is used that is heavily

A Computer That Works With Google, Not Microsoft

2007-11-02T11:50:00.000-07:00

Advocates of Linux, the free open-source operating system, like to say that buying a standard-issue computer involves a Microsoft Tax, because you have no choice but to pay for Windows. New versions of Linux and inexpensive hardware like the new Everex gPC TC2502 make that tax avoidable. This computer has a 1.5-gigahertz Via processor, 512 megabytes of memory and an 80-gigabyte hard

Google PC At Wal-Mart for $200

2007-11-01T15:18:00.000-07:00

Our Crunchgear colleague John Biggs has an item in the NYT today about Wal-Mart’s $200 Google PC that runs a version of Linux called the gOS (which does not stand for the Google Operating System, but rather is a version of Ubuntu). Excerpt: What makes it stand out, however, is GOS, a version of Linux specially made to run Google applications like GMail and Google Documents. It also runs

Linux PC Hits Shelves At Wal-Mart For $199

2007-11-01T15:17:00.000-07:00

The gPC comes preloaded with the gOS operating system -- a Linux variant -- and a 1.5-GHz processor manufactured by Intel clone maker Via Technologies. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek November 1, 2007 03:51 PM It probably won't run Crysis or other state-of-the-art games, but a

Can Google and Wal-Mart break the Microsoft desktop monopoly?

2007-11-01T15:16:00.000-07:00

Despite the great hype, both here and elsewhere, over Everex’ new “Google PC” this may be less than meets the eye. Or it could be more. It may be less because the Everex gPC TC2502 is not much of a computer. It runs a 1.5 MHz processor, with just 512Megabytes of RAM and there’s no monitor. It looks, in fact, like a stranger from the mid-1980s. A version of the same PC, running Windows Vista, was

TechGear: November is Google month

2007-11-01T15:14:00.000-07:00

The month of November kicks off with wide-ranging chatter about new Google products designed to clobber Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Palm and other industry giants. First, everyone is talking about the "Google PC" and the "Google Phone." We know almost everything about the Google PC (Note: the name Google PC is mine and is not an official designation) and almost nothing about the Google Phone,

The gPC: 'G' for 'Green' or 'Google'?

2007-11-01T15:12:00.000-07:00

Everex introduces an energy-efficient gPC that costs less than $200. So does the 'g' stand for green or Google? by Joel Santo Domingo // Set slideShowSpeed (milliseconds) var

Wal-Mart Sells $199 Linux Computer

2007-10-31T15:11:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK (AP) — Linux, the free operating system that's a perpetual underdog in the desktop market, is showing up in computers in Wal-Mart stores this week for the first time.About 600 Wal-Mart stores will carry the $199 Linux-powered "Green gPC" made by Everex of Taiwan, Wal-Mart said. It was available online on Wednesday.A comparable Everex PC that comes with Windows Vista Home Basic and more

Wal-Mart to carry $199 computer

2007-10-31T15:10:00.000-07:00

Scattered among the $500 to $1,000 desktop computers available at Walmart.com, one machine stands out. It doesn't have a unique design, but its price tag looks like a typo: $199.Prices for consumer electronics goods, ranging from HDTVs to mobile phones, drop consistently, but few products have more potential to impact a person's ability to learn or find work than a computer.The cheap computers --

Almost the Google PC: Everex gPC available at Wal-Mart

2007-10-31T15:08:00.000-07:00

The $198 Google-approved Web 2.0 gPC.(Credit: Everex) On Thursday, WalMart begins selling the Everex Green gPC TC2502, a $198, low-power, Linux-based PC designed primarily for running Web 2.0 applications. When users first fire up their gPC, they'll get a Mac-like desktop with a series of program icons "docked" across the bottom. The icons are bookmarks to popular and useful Web 2.0 services

Everex delivers $198 Google-friendly PC

2007-10-31T15:04:00.000-07:00

Everex has teamed up with open source players to create a $198 PC (sans display). The Everex Green gPC TC2502 runs a Linux OS and is loaded with (or has links to) free applications, including Gmail, Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Google Calendar, Google Product Search, Google Blogger, Google YouTube, Google Maps, Google News, Meebo (instant messaging), GIMP (image editing), Firefox, Xing Movie

Everex $200 Linux gPC Hits Wal-Mart, Bowls Rednecks Over

2007-10-31T15:03:00.000-07:00

Can the masses be wooed by Linux? Second-tier PC maker Everex teamed up with a startup called gOS to build the gPC TC2502, a $199 VIA-powered Ubuntu 7.10 Linux system with an Enlightenment E17 interface. Although they assure us that the "g" doesn't stand for Google, the PC's productivity will be almost solely derived from

$200 Ubuntu Linux PC Now Available at Wal-Mart

2007-10-31T14:51:00.000-07:00

Everex's TC2502 gPC is the first mass-market $200 desktop computer, featuring a custom distribution of Ubuntu Linux and headed for selected Wal-Mart stores. "It's $200, with no gimmicks or subsidies," Everex spokesman David Liu said. The gPC aims to joins a popular gang of low-end economy computers leading into the holiday season, such as Asus' $300 EeePC Laptop and VIA's $600 Nanobook.

$200 "gPC" Launches Today at Wal-mart

2007-10-31T13:33:00.000-07:00

PC maker Everex rolls out a budget desktop PC today that costs $200 and combines the Ubuntu Linux kernel with Google applications and open source software. The Everex gPC, goes on sale tomorrow at Wal-mart and is being touted by the company as a close collaboration between the PC maker, the open source community and Google that is intended to "bring Linux to the masses." The machine uses a

Everex PC Goes Linux, Low-Cost

2007-10-31T13:30:00.000-07:00

PC maker Everex has announced a low-cost Linux PC for the masses that it hopes will succeed where others have failed. The $198 price tag might help. The Everex gPC will hit Wal-Mart shelves tomorrow and is designed to attract new PC users. Running on Ubuntu Linux 7.1, the gPC is a mini-tower system that comes with a Via C7-D low-power x86 clone running at 1.5Ghz but drawing only two watts of

Almost the Google PC: Everex gPC available at Wal-Mart

2007-10-31T09:44:00.000-07:00

On Thursday, WalMart begins selling the Everex Green gPC TC2502, a $198, low-power, Linux-based PC designed primarily for running Web 2.0 applications. When users first fire up their gPC, they'll get a Mac-like desktop with a series of program icons "docked" across the bottom. The icons are bookmarks to popular and useful Web 2.0 services from Google and other vendors. There are icons for