Obsolete Hardwares That Should Embrace Open Source

Fighting insider listed six deceased gadgets that could have become hobbyist favorites, if their makers had embraced open source.
MAKE’s recent post calls the companies’ attention that it would be better to make a product line open source, instead of killing it. There are ahead-of-their-time gadgets that could be capable of doing amazing stuff, if only opened to the right people. Gadgets that were canned, but with lots of potential, could have been an […]
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Microsoft Kin’s Early Demise

In just two months, Microsoft announced that it will no longer ship Kin units to Europe. Who's responsible for Microsoft Kin's early demise?
It is sad to hear that two months after its release, Microsoft already phased out the Microsoft Kin. Targeting the young generation called “upload generation,” the Microsoft Kin is definitely short lived. It seems that Microsoft Kin’s target demographic is not happy with the product at all.
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