Endless Mobile, Inc. is an American information technology company that develops the Linux-based operating systemEndless OS and reference platform hardware for it.[5] The company was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California, U.S. with an additional office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[6]
Endless was founded in May 2012 in San Francisco, California by Matthew Dalio and Marcelo Sampaio. In the first three years, the company focused on designing through field research in Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and also in Guatemala.
In April 2015, the company was launched for the general public through a campaign on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. It raised $176,538 with 1,041 backers in less than 30 days.[7]
In November 2015, Endless started to sell computers at Claro stores in Guatemala. Before that, the product was being sold in own kiosks. January 2016 marked the launch of Endless Mini, a white spherical PC the size of a grapefruit, costing $79 and $99.[8]
On April 1, 2020, Endless became a nonprofit organization, Endless OS Foundation.[9]
Productedit
Endless computer
Hardwareedit
According to the specifications found in their store[10] there will be several models based either on an IntelCeleron N2807 processors (Mission and Endless) or on a quad-CPU AMLogicS805Cortex A5ARM processor (Mission Mini and Endless Mini).
Softwareedit
Endless OS is a Debian derivative distribution.[11][12][13][14] It is built on top of the Linux kernel and other open source technologies (Chromium, GNOME, GRUB, GTK+, PulseAudio, systemd, X.Org, and many more). Unlike most Linux distributions, it uses a read-only root filesystem managed by OSTree and Flatpak for application delivery and update.[15] The user interface is based on a highly modified GNOME desktop environment. Endless Computers publish their FOSS components and forks on GitHub.[16] They submit many of their patches upstream.[17]
The first public release was Endless OS 2.1.0 in July 2014.[18] Endless OS 3.3.6 was released in mid-December 2017.[19] The latest version of Endless OS is 5.0.4 Basic, which was released on January 27, 2023.[20]
Receptionedit
Endless Mini was awarded CES Editors' Choice at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to Reviewed.com.[21]
Endless Mini was selected by TechSpot as one of the best devices showcased at the 2016 Mobile World Congress.
Reviewsedit
PC World said that the Endless computer can be useful for areas with limited Internet access since it comes preinstalled with a lot of useful software and content, but for users who have easy access to the Internet, there are alternatives that are significantly more powerful or significantly cheaper.[22]
Referencesedit
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^"Company Overview of Endless Mobile, Inc". www.bloomberg.com. www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
^"Endless Computers by Endless Team". Kickstarter. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
^Ackerman, Dan. "Endless Mini review". CNET. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
^McQueen, Robert (January 5, 2021). "Launching Endless OS Foundation". Endless Blog. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
^"Easy-to-use Linux Distro "Endless OS" Now Available For Free To Everyone". fossbytes.com. fossbytes.com. June 5, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
^Wallen, Jack (April 28, 2017). "Endless OS: A Unique Take on Linux That's Perfect for New Users". Linux Foundation. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^Mah Ung, Gordon (February 19, 2016). "Review: The $79 Endless Mini PC isn't for you, but it's still pretty cool".
External linksedit
PC World: "The Endless Mini $79 desktop PC stores as much of the Internet as it can". PCWorld. January 5, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
PC World: . PCWorld. January 5, 2016. Archived from the original on May 21, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
TechCrunch: "Endless Has Built A $79 PC For The Offline World". TechCrunch. January 9, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
The Washington Post: McFarland, Matt. "Meet the start-up that's betting on plain old PCs making a comeback". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
CBS: . CBS. Archived from the original on February 25, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
Wired: . wired.it. February 23, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
CNN: Shadbolt, Peter (March 7, 2016). "How the desktop computer will rise again - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
CNN International: "A desktop computer for the developing world - CNN Video". edition.cnn.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
CNN Expansion: Chávez, Gabriela. . cnnexpansion.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
BBC: "Budget PC targets developing world with own OS". BBC News. April 16, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
HuffPost: "5 Times Technology Made The World A Better Place". HuffPost. June 5, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Endless OS Foundation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Endless Mobile Inc is an American information technology company that develops the Linux based operating system Endless OS and reference platform hardware for it 5 The company was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco California U S with an additional office in Rio de Janeiro Brazil 6 Endless Mobile Inc Company typePrivateIndustryComputer hardwareComputer softwareConsumer electronicsDigital distributionFabless manufacturingFounded2011 13 years ago 2011 in San Francisco California U S HeadquartersSan Francisco California U S Area servedWorldwideKey peopleMatt Dalio CEO 1 Marcelo Sampaio CGO Richard Vignais CDO Jonathan Blandford VP Engineering ProductsEndless OS 2 Endless Mini 3 Endless One 4 Endless Mission 4 Websiteendlessos wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Product 2 1 Hardware 2 2 Software 3 Reception 4 Reviews 5 References 6 External linksHistory editEndless was founded in May 2012 in San Francisco California by Matthew Dalio and Marcelo Sampaio In the first three years the company focused on designing through field research in Rocinha the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and also in Guatemala In April 2015 the company was launched for the general public through a campaign on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter It raised 176 538 with 1 041 backers in less than 30 days 7 In November 2015 Endless started to sell computers at Claro stores in Guatemala Before that the product was being sold in own kiosks January 2016 marked the launch of Endless Mini a white spherical PC the size of a grapefruit costing 79 and 99 8 On April 1 2020 Endless became a nonprofit organization Endless OS Foundation 9 Product edit nbsp Endless computer Hardware edit According to the specifications found in their store 10 there will be several models based either on an Intel Celeron N2807 processors Mission and Endless or on a quad CPU AMLogic S805 Cortex A5 ARM processor Mission Mini and Endless Mini Software edit Endless OS is a Debian derivative distribution 11 12 13 14 It is built on top of the Linux kernel and other open source technologies Chromium GNOME GRUB GTK PulseAudio systemd X Org and many more Unlike most Linux distributions it uses a read only root filesystem managed by OSTree and Flatpak for application delivery and update 15 The user interface is based on a highly modified GNOME desktop environment Endless Computers publish their FOSS components and forks on GitHub 16 They submit many of their patches upstream 17 The first public release was Endless OS 2 1 0 in July 2014 18 Endless OS 3 3 6 was released in mid December 2017 19 The latest version of Endless OS is 5 0 4 Basic which was released on January 27 2023 20 Reception editEndless Mini was awarded CES Editors Choice at CES 2016 in Las Vegas Nevada according to Reviewed com 21 Endless Mini was selected by TechSpot as one of the best devices showcased at the 2016 Mobile World Congress Reviews editPC World said that the Endless computer can be useful for areas with limited Internet access since it comes preinstalled with a lot of useful software and content but for users who have easy access to the Internet there are alternatives that are significantly more powerful or significantly cheaper 22 References edit About Us Endless Computers endlessos com Archived from the original on May 16 2017 Retrieved June 7 2017 Home Endless Computers endlessos com Retrieved June 7 2017 Our Computers Endless Computers endlessos com Archived from the original on July 10 2017 Retrieved June 7 2017 a b Our Computers Endless Computers endlessos com Archived from the original on July 10 2017 Retrieved June 7 2017 About Us Endless Computers endlessos com Archived from the original on May 16 2017 Retrieved June 7 2017 Company Overview of Endless Mobile Inc www bloomberg com www bloomberg com Retrieved November 1 2016 Endless Computers by Endless Team Kickstarter Retrieved September 14 2016 Ackerman Dan Endless Mini review CNET Retrieved June 7 2017 McQueen Robert January 5 2021 Launching Endless OS Foundation Endless Blog Retrieved March 28 2021 Endless Store Archived from the original on January 11 2019 Retrieved January 4 2018 Easy to use Linux Distro Endless OS Now Available For Free To Everyone fossbytes com fossbytes com June 5 2016 Retrieved November 1 2016 Wallen Jack April 28 2017 Endless OS A Unique Take on Linux That s Perfect for New Users Linux Foundation Retrieved January 25 2018 DistroWatch Weekly Issue 688 21 November 2016 Endless OS Helps Tear Down Linux Wall Reviews LinuxInsider Endless OS DistroWatch com November 3 2016 Retrieved June 7 2017 Endless Repositories GitHub Retrieved January 4 2018 Endless OS Endless OS Release History January 4 2018 Retrieved January 5 2018 Endless OS 3 3 6 Release Announcement January 3 2018 Retrieved January 4 2018 Endless OS 5 0 0 Release Notes 2016 CES Editors Choice Awards Reviewed Mah Ung Gordon February 19 2016 Review The 79 Endless Mini PC isn t for you but it s still pretty cool External links editPC World The Endless Mini 79 desktop PC stores as much of the Internet as it can PCWorld January 5 2016 Retrieved May 19 2016 PC World The Endless Mini 79 PC A desktop for the masses PCWorld January 5 2016 Archived from the original on May 21 2016 Retrieved May 19 2016 TechCrunch Endless Has Built A 79 PC For The Offline World TechCrunch January 9 2016 Retrieved May 19 2016 The Washington Post McFarland Matt Meet the start up that s betting on plain old PCs making a comeback The Washington Post Retrieved May 19 2016 CBS Endless Unveils The Endless mini To Bring The Next Five Billion People Into The Information Age CBS Archived from the original on February 25 2016 Retrieved October 12 2017 Wired Endless il pc per chi non ha Internet Wired wired it February 23 2016 Archived from the original on June 2 2016 Retrieved May 19 2016 CNN Shadbolt Peter March 7 2016 How the desktop computer will rise again CNN com edition cnn com Retrieved May 19 2016 CNN International A desktop computer for the developing world CNN Video edition cnn com May 18 2015 Retrieved May 19 2016 CNN Expansion Chavez Gabriela Endless quiere convertirse en la Apple del pueblo cnnexpansion com Archived from the original on December 14 2015 Retrieved May 19 2016 BBC Budget PC targets developing world with own OS BBC News April 16 2015 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