An anonymous slashdot reader writes “According to LinuxDevices.com, Taiwanese motherboard maker FIC will unveil a Linux-based portable media player (PMP) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. FIC’s ‘Vassili’

includes a 3.6-inch color LCD screen and a 20GB hard drive, and supports files in MPEG 1-4, MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, AVI, and JPEG format.
Speaking of Linux-based PMPs, Archos will also showcase its lastest PMP, the Pocket Media Assistant PMA400 at CES, and other Linux-based PMPs have recently been announced by iRiver, Veritouch, and Zupera.”

Slashdot | More Linux Portable Media Players On The Way

Slashdotted Joseph Gelinas writes “Speaking out for the first time on life after AOL/Nullsoft, Winamp creator Justin Frankel sat down with BetaNews to discuss his new endeavors. Starting a new company called Cockos,
Frankel is leaving behind the mass market for his musical roots, but hints at revolutionary — and presumably controversial — things to come.”

Slashdot | Justin Frankel Reveals Life After Winamp

Korsair25 points out this article about a U.S. spy satellite program. “Quote: ‘Over the decades, spying from space has always earned super-secret status. They are the black projects, fulfilling dark tasks and often
bankrolled by blank check.’ It also talks about some of the technology used to disguise or camouflage some of the operational satellites.”

Slashdot | Budget Issues Force Spy Satellites Into The Open

Sammy at PalmAddict writes “Shadowmite, a Palm enthusiast has managed to hack his Palm One Treo 650 smartphone, enabling it to work with the Palm One WiFi card,
despite Palm admitting the Treo was never designed to use WiFi technology. Shadowmite managed to get his hands on the Pa1m One WiFi
card and modify it so that his Treo 650 could use it. The experiment was a success, and is causing quite a stir — putting pressure on Palm One to provide support and fully support the new drivers.”

Slashdot | Enthusiast Hacks WiFi Into Treo 650