http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/ Engadget Comments for MSI teases Winki, the internet device without an operating system -- that runs Linux http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
Stand back, guys, this is gonna be nasty.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
Yea, but MSI never was any good at particularly anything anyway. Not even in what it was its main business - motherboards - could it compete with ASUS, ABIT and the others.

Hence Im not surprised]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
MSI is officially on my black list... A hardware maker is interested in and use linux, and they have to ruin it thanks to marketing... well done.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
This is almost as good as Beyonce's 'B-day' album.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=winky

I can't wait to play with a winki.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
Seriously, what next, Toyota releasing an MR2 in France? :)]]>Mar 4th 2009 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
I'm not sure why you felt it necessary to capitalize penis, it's not like a penis is it's own separate person lol]]>Mar 4th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
I'm sure somebody in MSi is getting their knuckles rapped as we speak.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
I'd like to see an instant-on OS that is literally nothing but a fullscreen tabbed browser window. Why arbitrarily pick programs to throw in? If I've got Instant Messenger and Skype, then why can't I have an RSS reader or a game of Solitaire? Either give us the most lightweight system possible with a straightforward browser or give us a real OS that we can install more stuff on. This bizarre middle-road just isn't doing anything for me.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/That said, this seems like a rather poor theme, the following Jakalope looks way sexier then this.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
*head explodes*]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
You might be correct. What I wanted to emphasize was that MSI sucked kinda hard way back in 2004 when I still was building my own computers.

I was never impressed with their hardware, and nowadays when laptops rule the world, MSI sure impresses to fail once again, ripping off Apple, other companies and just... churning out unimpressive products.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
Keep in mind, docks do not equal Apple. Apple didn't even invent the dock. MS had one in Windows 1.0! That said, MS didn't invent the dock either. It's been around since the mufuggin' 80's, sports fan.

Get over yourself.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
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It could also be gOS, which emphasizes web apps. That could be what they mean by 'no operating system' as everything is run remotely.]]>Mar 4th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 12th 2009 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
ASUS started this phenomenon on the desktop with their "Splashtop" OS embedded into motherboards. Cool idea if you just want to surf the web or check E-Mail really quickly.

To say that this new product doesn't use an OS is just foolish. EVERYTHING these days has an OS...except maybe your hair dryer, toaster, or refrigerator (yes, I know, even some of them are getting the embedded OS treatment these days)...

Oh and...Winki? What were they thinking?!? We've already discussed what that is slang for in various parts of the world...
]]>Mar 4th 2009 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Seriously, it's not a bad concept but the execution is a little derivative, to say the least.

P.S. I'm not a whiney mac fanboy, just sayin']]>Mar 4th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Oft-unnoticed feature in Linux distros: xorg's Synaptic touchpad driver supports touchpads with multi-finger support way better than Windows's Synaptic driver does does, and where possible emulates the same features. It does two / three finger tap, two / three finger + click, two / three finger slide and circular scrolling (think ipod). It's pretty awesome :)]]>Mar 4th 2009 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
With that said, MSI is being pretty shameless with their ripping off of everything Apple does recently. Their new slim is pretty much a carbon copy of the Air, and they have emulated Apple styles in other laptops and hardware. Now they release this internet device that appears to the untrained eye to be running OS X.

I have nothing against competition, as usually it promotes innovation... but when it promotes nothing but copying the current trends it is useless. I've had a lot of respect for MSI in the past, but they really have to pull their heads out of Apples ass and start making their own products again.

Are they trying to cater to the 'poor man who wants to look cool in the coffee shop' market sector? ]]>Mar 4th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THESE MOTHER*CUKING ITARDS AND THEIR MOTHERf*CUKING CLAIMS.

Apple did not invent the Dock, the might have beautify it which I give credit for them doing so but they did not invent it. I remember using a dock environment in my engineering class way before OS X came out... So please stop with your glorified ignorance and give credit where credit is due. ]]>Mar 4th 2009 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/:| ), so "removing" the OS from the equation means that most people will think "oh this is gonna be really fast!" and "if it has all the programs I need it'll be great and I don't need to bother with a real OS".]]>Mar 4th 2009 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
In case everyone forgot.....
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=winky]]>Mar 4th 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/
Unless Winki(haha) allows for a seamless transition from its UI to W/e OS I'm booting into, whats the point if I'm going to need to re-open all my apps again.]]>Mar 4th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/>No word on whether users will be able to install their own apps,
If it's Linux then try these tips to get a terminal and then play;
Ctrl+Alt+F1
Ctrl+Alt+F2
etc.
also, Alt+F2 , if it brings up a run command window type in; xterm, gnome-terminal or xeyes, then press enter.

in short if this thing is running Linux then ppl will open it up and add-on/tinker as soon as it comes out. The customers that buy devices with install might just use it as a simple 'OS', I pitty them when they want to use a calculator and don't know what to do when it's offline (assuming the 'OS' is lacking a calc app). =/]]>Mar 4th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/Mar 4th 2009 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/04/msi-teases-winki-the-internet-device-without-an-operating-syste/You should do what your name suggests. You're the only one who sees anyone attacking Linux here.

But yeah, Winki is slang for wang (not computers), which is slang for johnson which is slang for penis.]]>Mar 4th 2009 11:57AM