Ubuntu gadget to debut at CES?

Will a gadget running the Ubuntu version of Linux debut at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas later this month?

 

Canonical, which makes Ubuntu, hinted at this when it said it will have a "presence" at the CES from Jan. 10 to 13.

 

"On display will be the latest in Desktop, Cloud and demonstrations on Ubuntu One, plus an exclusive Ubuntu concept design which will be announced during the show," said Canonical's John Bernard in a blog post.

 

Linux-powered mobile devices are not new - Google's popular Android OS is based on the open-source Linux kernel.

 

A separate article on PC World said the device will likely a mobile gadget of some kind, or something involving TV.

 

PC World noted Ubuntu is making its mobile-inspired Unity interface the default in its Ubuntu Linux distribution.

 

Last fall, Canonical also announced it was planning to take Ubuntu beyond the desktop and onto tablets, smartphones, and TVs, it added.

 

"At the time it sounded like such devices wouldn't be ready to hit the market until 2014, but an early prototype doesn't seem impossible, particularly given that Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has said hardware makers have already been involved," PC World said. — TJD, GMA News