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New Linux handheld holds 10GB
SINGAPORE--Serial System, a Singapore-based components distributor and consumer electronics manufacturer, has unveiled a handheld device that stores upto 10GB of data and multimedia files. The device, dubbed the Terapin Mine, measures 7 inches by 3.
SINGAPORE--Serial System, a Singapore-based components distributor and consumer electronics manufacturer, has unveiled a handheld device that stores up
to 10GB of data and multimedia files.
The device, dubbed the Terapin Mine, measures 7 inches by 3.2 inches by 1 inch.
Consumers can dump their digital photos into it, back up their computer files and store digital audio. The Terapin Mine also can be connected to a corporate LAN (local area network) and used as a mini-file server. A PC card slot allows the use of wireless network adapters.
The battery-operated device runs a stripped-down version of the open-source operating system, Linux.
The company announced the $599 Terapin Mine in the Europe, Japan, the United States and Singapore on Friday. The product will go on sale in late August. --John Lui, Special to ZDNet News