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The Dell Mini 9 is one mod-friendly netbook. First people hacked OSX support. Then, someone figured out a way a rig a working GPS unit into the system. And now? A user named Deldotb of the myDellMini forums has turned the screen into a functional touchscreen. ]]>

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The Dell Mini 9 is one mod-friendly netbook. First people hacked OSX support. Then, someone figured out a way a rig a working GPS unit into the system. And now? A user named Deldotb of the myDellMini forums has turned the screen into a functional touchscreen.

They did it by strapping on one of those eBay touch panels and loading the appropriate Ubuntu drivers. It seems rather easy to do, the only negative being the loss of a USB port. Below is a video they made to show off the discovery. What’s next for the little netbook that could? Minesweeper?

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Steve Jobs took a gutsy and highly unanticipated stance regarding the newest version of Mac OSX, stating that it was the "best release to date."  Jobs’ statement came during an unveiling of a "near final" version of Leopard at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Phew!!  No more backtracking and devolution for these guys.  [...]]]>

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Steve Jobs took a gutsy and highly unanticipated stance regarding the newest version of Mac OSX, stating that it was the "best release to date."  Jobs’ statement came during an unveiling of a "near final" version of Leopard at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

Phew!!  No more backtracking and devolution for these guys.  It’s all systems go and full steam ahead!

Read the press release here.

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