The Neuros OSD is a device created by Neuros Technology. This is a device I am REALLY excited about buying. I first heard about it in the latest issue of Linux Format Magazine, which gave it a rating of 9/10. What’s so awesome about this device? It runs Linux! “So what?” You may say, “So does the TiVo.” That’s true, but unlike the TiVo, the Neuros engineers encourage their users to hack the machine! That’s right, while TiVo has some checksums to prevent users from tampering with them, a trait so onerous that the GPL version 3 specifically targeted them, the Neuros has a vibrant community dedicated to transforming the Neuros OSD into whatever is most useful for the consumer. What’s that? A company that actually wants the best for its consumers? That’s right!

You see, they are the early birds to the new revolution where manufacturers begin to realize that the best thing they can do is empower their users to change the devices they OWN as they wish. Not only does that satisfy the geek urge to tinker (and tech companies should try and please geeks as their main consumer base), but it gives Neuros Technology FREE R&D. They are taking the model behind the Linux kernel and bringing it to the hardware world.

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