Everex to Launch gOS 2.0 and New Products
Everex will be launching the next version of the gOS, called gOS 2.0 or Rocket, at CES, according to Phoronix. Later, in Febuary, Everex will introduce new products with gOS 2.0 as their OS.
The new version will incorporate Google Gears, a technology to improve integration of Google applications with desktop applications, integration with Box.net, an online storage service, and an SDK to enable easy development of applications for gOS.
Although new features are great, based on a review by PC Magazine, it appears that whatever bug fixes gOS 2.0 brings may be even more important. This review, which gave the gPC a 1 1/2 out of 5, complained a lot about various bugs in the software, which could be fixed in this new version.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the pre-CES Everex news, though, is a hint at new hardware. Here is a quote from the Phoronix article:
“In February, Everex will be launching their low-cost CloudBook, gPC, gPC mini, and gBook with gOS 2.0.”
We know what the gPC is, we know what the CloudBook is, but we don’t know what the gPC mini or gBook is. Of course, there could be a lot more mystery around them. Based on Apple’s product line and common sense, I think it is fair to say that the gBook is a laptop and gPC mini is a small desktop. The interesting part is the gBook, though. If the CloudBook is a UMPC, it would make sense if the gBook was a larger, more standard laptop.
Right now, it is hard to tell if Everex has anything incredible in the works, but they are certainly a company worth watching.
February 10th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
[...] gOS first came out on the gPC, it was criticized heavily. At CES, Everex released gOS 2.0, which I hoped would solve some of the problems people had had with the original gOS. I don’t [...]
July 10th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I got one of these $379 Everex gBook computers… Great value!!
I did not really mind gOS but I loaded Ubuntu 8.04 on it the day I got it (and updated the xorg.conf file to force 1440×900 resolution) I love the 15.4″ high resolution display. I ordered 2Gig of DDR2 PC4200/533Mhz RAM for just under $50 which should be in soon… The 667Mhz speed listed above is wrong…
I popped off most of the keys and repositioned them to take advantage of the DVORAK keyboard layout. To finally get a mass-market laptop without the Microsoft Tax that plays nice with Linux is great…
The $379 price I got it for was also a no brainer. The 1.5Ghz VIA processor runs cool and you can actually use it resting on your lap for extended periods…
Wireless configuration using both gOS and Ubuntu 8.04 was flawless… (Downloading Ubuntu 8.04 iso and burning it using the built in optical drive and then reinstalling from it was one of the first things I did…)
I strongly recommend this to anyone who wants a no-frills Linux based laptop. (Grab one before they are gone…)