TurboLinux to Sell Wizpy Media Player Worldwide

MsManhattan writes "TurboLinux will attempt to lure Windows users over to the Linux operating system in baby steps this June when it starts selling its Wizpy media player worldwide. The pocket-sized device, which plays audio and video files, is really a Linux carrot of sorts, in that it also allows users to store a complete Linux desktop in its memory. You can plug the Wizpy into a PC's USB port and boot up the Linux system with all its user settings, passwords, bookmarks, etc. It originally launched in Japan, where TurboLinux marketed it to 'early adopters who are curious about using Linux but either don't want to or can't install the operating system.' The company will now target the same crowd around the globe, starting in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, India and Singapore."

Comments

any system?

[Turn-X Alphonse]

I want to know how this will work on any system when Linux is imfamous for it's lack of support for some hardware.

I can see a use for this, but it seems a broad claim for any Linux distro.

Re:I'm waiting for Apple to do this with iPods

[dave420]

You'd have more chance getting a Windows system to do this, simply because it has better hardware support. OS X only supports Mac hardware, whereas Windows supports a whole slew of devices out of the box. Sure it's not everything, but it's a lot more than OS X and Linux.