Monday, March 7, 2011

The LapDock Motorola has been hacked

The LapDock Motorola, an innovative product, but loses interest because of its price ($ 500 + subscription required), has been hacked and removed. As expected, the docking station is somewhat complex: a keyboard, a screen, a huge battery, a touchpad and minimalist motherboard, which is used primarily to replicate the output of the phone.

The rest is actually administered directly into the phone, via its Tegra SoC 2, and the dedicated system that is used when the LapDock is connected is stored in the phone. And since the system - based on Linux with a Firefox 3.6 - is stored in the phone, developers have tried to unlock this software alternative, and they succeeded.

It is therefore possible to start the second system of Atrix 4G by connecting the phone to a HDMI display (via its internal output) and using a keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) Bluetooth. It is less convenient than the LapDock which allows more power the phone, but it has the merit of being functional and transform your smartphone into a nettop entry level.

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