The Turbolinux "wizpy"

[Posted December 20, 2006 by corbet]

Turbolinux has announced the upcoming availability (in Japan) of the "wizpy," which appears to be a digital audio player with a USB plug which can be used as a bootable Linux system. "The idea behind this product is that everyone thinks that the operating system has to come with computers. On the other hand, Turbolinux separated the operating system and computers, and created OS portability. By connecting this 60g small device to any computer, wherever you want, you can use 'your own' operating system and 'your own' desktop."

Excellent idea, awful name

Posted Dec 20, 2006 18:32 UTC (Wed) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link]

Admittedly English is not my first language, but the name "wizpy" associates for me with words like "wizard", "spy" and "whisper". Big bosses won't be amused. Expect it to be banned in offices.

If Turbolinux aims at OS portability that doesn't stop at the office door, they have to disguise their gadget as something more innocuous.

Of course, "wizpy" can have completely different connotations in Japanese.

The Turbolinux "wizpy"

Posted Dec 20, 2006 20:33 UTC (Wed) by chuck97224 (guest, #40161) [Link]

Hasn't DSL been doing something like this for years?