umpcs

In our 24/7 Internet-dependent world with Wi-Fi on every corner -- and even on airplanes -- it's no wonder that small, mobile computers are gaining in popularity.

Intel CEO Paul Otellini (pictured) reportedly told the Associated Press that Linux will dominate sales of mobile Internet devices (MIDs).

Meanwhile, ABI Research predicts that by 2013, Linux will outsell Windows by two to one in the combined market for MIDs, netbooks, and UMPCs.

Essentially the ubuntu-mobile image is aimed at UMPCs with 7-9 inch touchscreens (though the feedback showed that many many people with eeePCs and netbooks use it too)

Back in March, I tried to find as many Linux-based UMPCs as I could. At the time, I found 18, which was expanded to 20 with the help of commenters.

After many more Linux-based UMPC releases, I decided to see how many more I could find. The first 20 on the list below are from the previous list.

The Gdium Netbook is a little different from all the other UMPCs out there. That's because it's not using any of the usual Intel Celeron/Atom or Via C7M processor but a relatively new one called Loongson 2F ...

Linux.com: "Who knew that the biggest desktop Linux show of 2008 would turn out to be the June Computex show in Taipei, Taiwan, where the next generation of Linux desktop hardware was put on display...?"

Practical Technology: "The company just announced on June 24 that the developer release of Ubuntu MID Edition 8.04 is ready for testing..."

This is one Ubuntu release that really is for experts only. Don't say I didn't warn you. But, it is the first stab at Ubuntu for Atom processor powered MIDs and UMPCs, and you can tinker with it so...

Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier the opeSUSE community manager concedes that the most popular Linux Desktop Operating system isn't his and points to Ubuntu.

He also notes that there are a lot of fast growing Linux desktop OSes particularly those pre-installed on UMPCs like the Asus EEE which installs Xandros as a default.