Planet Computers hits the desktop with a line of touchscreen Linux computers

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  • “By productizing Linux into a mini desktop PC, the XR is another step towards creating a more open and inclusive computing ecosystem.”Image Credits: Planet ComputersThe line is launching with two systems — the XR1 and XR2, fittingly.
  • The new XR line is being pushed as the “first-ever out-of-the-box Linux mini desktop experience,” meaning that the end user has to do little to get the Ubuntu boxes up and running.The XR Series is here!
  • 🙌 Powered by ARM multicore processor technology and running Ubuntu OS, our new range of Linux mini desktop PCs are crowdfunding on Indiegogo NOW.
  • Back the project and be part of the #Linux computing revolution!👉 https://t.co/yT1gaSbvcT— Planet Computers (@planetcom2017) February 27, 2023“The XR series is Planet’s first foray into the personal computer market,” CEO Janko Mrsic-Flogel says in a release tied to this morning’s news.
  • 2020’s Astro Slide 5G followed in a similar vein, spurring on a highly successful crowdfunding campaign, in spite of being launched at the beginning of the pandemic.Today, the firm hit MWC in Barcelona with, somewhat ironically, a non-mobile device.
  • The London-based hardware startup was banking on a bit of nostalgia for the days of tactile mobile keyboards, as it attempted to drag the PDA kicking and screaming into the 21st century with the Gemini.
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