Last month I wrote about the EVO Linux-based gaming console. The term "gaming console" seemed a bit misleading to me at the time -- it is ultimately where parent company Envizions Computer Entertainment would like the EVO to be -- but it is an early adopter system in the truest sense of the phrase.

The EVO Smart Console was originally scheduled for release on November 18th. It seems the FCC approval and testing process is taking longer than planned. Envizions expects the consoles to ship in the next two weeks. There are also two versions (in four configurations) available. Two versions? You guessed it -- Linux and Windows.

Honestly, the EVO's approach seemed a bit shaky, but I still hoped the model could be workable. It's not so much that customers and partners requested a Windows version of the hopeful Linux-based gaming system that surprises (or even disappoints) me. On some level, it's hard for me to fault Envizions for giving its customers and partners what they want -- until I realize that in doing so, it's apparent the company wasn't all that sold (or convinced) on the idea of a gaming console (Linux or otherwise) in the first place.

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