Photos: Top 10 pieces of Linux kit

From robots to ice cream machines...

By Jo Best, 22 November 2006 17:20

Linux has also long been a force in mobiles, with a number of manufacturers, big and small alike, producing smart phones based on an open source OS.

For those who see mobiles as more of a hobby than a communications device, two manufacturers have also set about making phones that developers can adapt and amend themselves by running them on a completely open OS.

Both the Greenphone, shown here, by Trolltech and the Neo 1973, which runs on the Open MoKo platform, are the two Linux phones that are crying out to be hacked.

Photo credit: Trolltech

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