Gizmodo informed me that computer manufacturer Acer may start producing an open platform gaming console. I imagine it's basically going to be a gaming oriented linux based desktop computer. Good idea. I hope Acer succeeds. By the way, the computer above is not the one referenced in the article. The one above is the bitchin' Acer Aspire Gemstone Blue. What is up with that stuff beside on the left side of the keyboard? I think it might be an alien device.
In other "open" news, Verizon is, and this is almost impossible to imagine in today's business landscape, studying ways to improve peer to peer traffic! Verizon has once again shown that it wants to do business the way an increasing number of consumers who want to use technology the way they want to use it and are simply looking for the fastest, cheapest service provider. While companies like Cox and Comcast are throttling users who are heavy bandwidth consumers, Verizon is looking to improve such users' experiences. Coupled with last year's announcement that they would open up their mobile service to "any app, any device", Verizon is showing itself to be a worthwhile, progressive business.
Speaking of open phones, check out this video Google's open phone software, Android.
