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Mesada Flexiview FV-1 "AndroidTV" Technical Review

Posted on January 09, 2012

I'm calling this a "technical review" because I'm not going to spend much time talking about using Android on this device. The reason for that will become apparent.

I recently purchased two "Android TV" boxes from aliexpress, for investigation and general hackery.

Android TV front
Android TV back
Android TV remote

You can buy these from various online vendors …

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Tagged android, androidtv, arm, fv-1, linux, open source, shanzhai | Comments

Open Letter to Wondermedia Technologies

Posted on November 28, 2010

This letter is my plea and suggestion to Wondermedia, although the theme applies to similar tech companies as well.

(If any fluent speaker can translate this into Chinese for me, I'd very much appreciate it!)

Dear Wondermedia Technologies,

Congratulations on your WM8505 system-on-a-chip. In 2005, a "$100 laptop" was a …

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Tagged android, eken m001 tablet, linux, open source, shanzhai, wm8505 | Comments

More on Telstra, T-Box & GPL

Posted on November 08, 2010

Telstra have issued a PR statement about their GPL compliance. The statement is a promising sign, but I'm afraid it is somewhat misguided.

Update 9/11: Today Netgem have posted a new version of their GPL source, labelled "T-Box". I've also been contacted personally today by a Telstra representative about …

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Telstra violating GPL in their T-Hub product

Posted on November 07, 2010

I've been investigating Telstra's T-Hub "home phone of the future". The T-Hub is built with open source software, but Telstra do not seem to be honouring any of their legal copyright or licensing obligations.

Update 3: "Telstra frees T-Hub open source code"

Update 2, 9 Feb: Telstra have posted information …

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The Sad State of Open Source in Android tablets

Posted on July 25, 2010

This year a slew of companies have launched competing Android tablet devices. A lot of rhetoric has been spun about how Android's open source ecosystem gives manufacturers and consumers an advantage.

Android is open source; it can be liberally extended to incorporate new cutting edge technologies as they emerge. The …

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  • Mesada Flexiview FV-1 "AndroidTV" Technical Review
  • Open Letter to Wondermedia Technologies
  • More on Telstra, T-Box & GPL
  • Telstra violating GPL in their T-Hub product
  • The Sad State of Open Source in Android tablets
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