Review: Beepy, a palm-sized Linux hacking playground

Which is precisely how it feels usingusing the Beepy from SQFMI. The handheld device, which wasformerly known as the Beepberrybefore its creators received an all-to-predicable formal complaint, is unabashedly designed for Linux nerds. Over the last couple of weeks playing with this first-run hardware, I've been compiling kernel drivers, writing custom scripts, and trying (though not always successfully) to get new software installed on it. If you're into hacking around on Linux, it's an absolute blast.

There's a good chance that you already know if the Beepy is for you or not, but if you're still on the fence, hopefully this in-depth look at the hardware and current state of the overall project can help you decide before SQFMI officially starts taking new orders for the $79 gadget.

This isn't for me, but it surely is one hell of a cool device. The pricing is low enough I might still nab one, though, as it's almost in impulse buy territory.