Pebble, the e-paper smartwatch that first launched on Kickstarter in 2012, gained a cult-like following for its innovative approach to wearable tech. Sadly, Fitbit acquired and shut it down in 2016, taking with it the intellectual property (IP) of the brand. The
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A growing number of Linux desktop environments (DEs) are moving towards Wayland, the modern display protocol designed to replace the aging X11 window system. X11 has been the foundation of Linux graphical interfaces for over three decades now, but it carries significant
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Collabora Productivity is well-known for two of its flagship offerings, Collabora Online, their web-based document editor that powers many organizations, and their LibreOffice-based enterprise suite. That second one just got a makeover and the existing offering was moved to a new name.
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TUXEDO Computers specializes in Linux-first hardware, recently launching the InfinityBook Max 15 (Gen10) with AMD Ryzen AI 300 processors. The German manufacturer has built a reputation for well-built Linux systems that work reliably. However, 18 months of work on an ARM-powered notebook
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Dell has a solid track record with Linux-powered OSes, particularly Ubuntu. The company has been shipping developer-focused laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed for years. Many of their devices come with compatible drivers working out of the box. Audio, Wi-Fi, Thunderbolt ports, and even
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When Qualcomm announced its acquisition of Arduino in October 2025, the tinkerer and maker community watched nervously. Large corporate acquisitions rarely end well for open platforms after all, and enshittification is something that often follows. And now, what’s followed is unsettling. Adafruit
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Blender is a free and open source 3D creation suite used across film, animation, game development, and VFX production. Organizations like Ubisoft, NVIDIA, AMD, and others rely on it for their commercial projects. With a recent announcement, the Blender team has released
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If you ask me, Microsoft has been one of the biggest driving forces behind Linux adoption in recent years. The way they’ve been handling Windows, with its forced updates, aggressive telemetry, and questionable AI features, has sent more people to Linux than
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Mastodon is a decentralized social network built on the ActivityPub protocol. Unlike Big Tech platforms, it operates as a federated network where users can choose or host their own servers. The key advantage is that no single entity controls your data or
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