Hewlett-Packard To Offer Linux-based Media Hub

Sammy at Palm Addict writes "According to the New York Times, Hewlett-Packard is to offer a new digital media hub based on Linux," excerpting "Hewlett-Packard will introduce a new device this fall meant to record and play back television as well as organize digital media, including photos, music and video, the company said yesterday. Hewlett already offers similar devices based on Microsoft's Windows Media Center Edition. The device, called the HP Media Hub, will be based on the Linux operating system." Since HP also sells self-branded iPods, it would be great if they'd make such a box iPod friendly.

Comments

iPod compatibility...?

[jargoone]

Who really cares is this has an iPod dock or is compatible? What purpose would it serve? People already have a computer to sync to, and a device like this is presumably large enough to hold all the music you'd have on your portable, plus a whole lot more.

Yep... just another blind, knee-jerk iPod reference.

Please stop putting registration required links

[Col_Panic]

Just a lovely off topic rant to request that you guys STOP putting links to "must be registered to view this page" pages in articles. Having to register to see a page is annoying, goes against the spirit of the net and Slashdot shouldn't support sites that think they can throw their weight around to force people into their marketing programs just to look at a page.