[Lilux-info] [Fwd: News on Tux Droid - The Linux smart companion]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I already ordered one :) Don't tell me wife ;) For immediate release, thank you to pass the info. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * KYSOH ANNOUNCES THE BETA RELEASE OF TUX GADGETS MANAGER** Transforming Tux Droid in a real smart companion * *Mons, Belgium, September 19, 2007*– Revealed at OSCON 2006 and Commercialized in March 2007, Tux Droid quickly became very popular in Europe. He made the cover of magazines in France, Germany and Italy. Launched as a wireless programmable robot specifically designed for the Linux platform, Tux Droid becomes today a smart companion providing a new way to access the digital world without sitting in front of your computer. Looking as a cute penguin resembling the Linux mascot, Tux Droid reacts to PC events and talks in more than 10 different languages. Based on the widgets principle, Tux Gadgets are mini-applications that reside on users desktops and delivers a variety of personalized information such as email, weather forecast, horoscope, media player, news, games, quizz etc. through Tux Droid. The Gadgets are easily accessible with the remote control. In order to manage easily the different gadgets, Kysoh has also developed a graphical interface called Tux Gadgets Manager. These gadgets are developed in a TGF (Tux Gadget Format) format, made in the spirit of ODF file and provides a wide range of actions such as : * Let users modify and configure Gadgets without any programming skills. * Let users modify easily the graphical interface to customize it as they want. * Let users add new gadgets (available on the community website) by a simple drag and drop. *About Tux Droid* Linux is becoming more than just a free operating system for the masses. Geeks and open source enthusiasts are quite persistent when it comes to use Linux on every possible electronic device. PDA’s, I-pod’s even Sony’s AIBO, no electronic gizmo remains safe for the Linux community. And naturally the electronics suppliers are rarely very forthcoming with information on how to get Linux inside their protected products. And it’s exactly at this point Kysoh makes the difference. Tux Droid is a smart device talking, squawking, wings flapping, eye flashing penguin that you can control remotely. Send it events or updates about website or have it read your RSS streams as they come in with the built-in text-to-speech synthesizer. WiFi is not a requirement as it comes with its own wireless solution you can plug in any USB port. The architecture is completely open; all software, codes, scripts and datasheets are provided freely on the community website www.tuxisalive.com <http://www.tuxisalive.com/>. Tux Droid is also provided with a complete toolkit allowing programmers to develop their own functionalities: * Let Tux Droid dance when you get an e-mail * Use its infra-red to program Tux Droid as a guard dog to scare away intruders * Program Tux Droid to function as an alarm clock * Take Tux Droid to your bathroom and listen to any broadcast radio * With its remote control, simply use Tux Droid as a remote control for your PC * With its full duplex 2.4 GHz wireless link, use Tux Droid as a wireless VOIP With an ever growing community, you can also find every week new scripts (and very soon new gadgets) on the community website. *About Tux Gadget Manager* TGF files take the format of a ZIP compressed archive containing a number of files and directories as the graphical resources, the content internationalization, the scripts, the sounds etc. These gadgets are executable by the Tux Applications Framework. This amazing framework is an application launcher dedicated to Tux Droid. It allows to execute several applications in the same time and to share the resources provided by the daemons. In order to manage easily the different gadgets, Kysoh has also developed a Meta-Gadget called Tux Gadgets Manager. This meta gadget is based on the same TGF format and run on the top of the framework. Users can then also modify easily the Tux Gadgets Manager to customize it as they want. The manager offers a vocal menu and shortcuts to access the different gadgets through the remote control. * About Kysoh* Kysoh SA was founded in the summer of 2005 with the goal to develop and market high tech electronic devices for the Linux community. The product line will range from cutting edge programmable interfaces for personal computers to stand alone electronic entertainment devices. Kysoh wants to become a premiere provider of entertainment solutions for the Linux and the Free Software community. They plan to offer high quality, funny and unusual products integrating new technologies and dedicated to entertainment for an affordable and moderate price. Tux Droid is now exclusively sold through the website of the company: _www.kysoh.com <http://www.kysoh.com/>_. The price is 79 Euros. *Media contact* Kysoh SA Rue René Descartes, 1 Hall 4 B-7000 Mons Belgium Ph.: +32 65 595626 Fax: +32 65 595636 E-mail: info(a)kysoh.com Website: _www.kysoh.com <http://www.kysoh.com/>_ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is not a Spam, if you don't want to receive any info about Tux Droid, please feel free to reply to this e-Mail.