Category Archives: Devices

About devices and toys I am either playing with or am interested in.

Thinkpad Tablet 10 (TPT10) – Some hackery

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For some reason I got attracted to the Thinkpad Tablet 10 again these days and treid new Linux kernels and hacked some stuff. Overview: Little progress on sound A hint on BCM4752 GNSS/GPS More hints…and code? Little progress on sound First of all the latest kernel 4.10.x seems to be pretty stable. The issue with the i915 panel self refresh… Read more »

Next try – Parrot Zik 3

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Old Zik 2 to new Zik 3 Parrot is a really strange company. After just a little over a year and pretty ligtht usage the left ear cup’s cushion of my Zik 2 broke. A seam just opened revealing the foam. It was obvious that the cushion parts are just glued together and not stitched. Pretty shameful. I returned the… Read more »

Freedom Hardware

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Last weekend at GUADEC I learned about Purism, a startup company located in the bay area near San Francisco, USA. Purism is making portable computers (aka laptops) that aim to be as free and open as possible, giving users back their freedom and control over the machine they are working with. If you do not know about Purism yet, you… Read more »