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        Great Gadget Smack-Down Round 4 -- Smack-Down!

        Staff | Date: Dec 21, 1997 | Comments: 1



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        This is it, Round Four of the Great Gadget Smack-Down! The table below summarizes specific, finished-product devices in nine categories. Each device is featured at LinuxDevices.com or WindowsForDevices.com, two sister sites that maintain and frequently update Device...


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        Keep in mind that these Showcases represent only the tip of the iceberg, since there's no way we could cover every one of the thousands of embedded devices out there. However, if you notice a device missing that you think we should cover, please let us know about it, and we'll do our best, provided the company is willing to share some details of their implementation.


        Ding, ding . . . !


        Cool devices, by embedded OS -- Round Four Scorecard
        (click each quantity to view devices)
        Device CategoryWindows EmbeddedEmbedded Linux
        PDAs, handhelds 120 devices41 devices
        Mobile phones 55 devices 30 devices
        VoIP phones/devices 13 devices 15 devices
        Robots (included in other) 11 devices
        Audio/video devices 23 devices 68 devices
        Thin client devices 45 devices 28 devices
        Tablets/webpads 40 devices 14 devices
        Gateways, servers, APs (included in other) 91 devices
        Other 52 devices 69 devices
        TOTAL: 348 devices 367 devices



        And the winner is...


        Be sure to read our Post-match Wrap-Up to see how our judges scored Round Three. Then, post your own take in the TalkBack section at the end!


        Continued: Post-match Wrap-Up



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