Endless Computers

Endless Mobile, Inc.
Type	Private
Industry	Computer hardware; Computer software; Consumer electronics; Digital distribution; Fabless manufacturing;
Founded	2011; 13 years ago, in San Francisco, California , California , U.S.
Headquarters	San Francisco, California , California, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	• Matt Dalio (CEO); • Marcelo Sampaio (CGO); • Richard Vignais (CDO); • Jonathan Blandford (VP, Engineering)
Products	• Endless OS; • Endless Mini; • Endless One; • Endless Mission
Website	endlessos.com

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Endless Mobile, Inc. is an American information technology company that develops the Linux-based operating system Endless OS and reference platform hardware for it.^[5] The company was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco , California , U.S. with an additional office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[6]

History

Endless was founded in May 2012 in San Francisco , California by Matthew Dalio and Marcelo Sampaio. In the first three years, the company focused on designing through field research in Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , and also in Guatemala.

In April 2015, the company was launched for the general public through a campaign on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. It raised $176,538 with 1,041 backers in less than 30 days.^[7]

In November 2015, Endless started to sell computers at Claro stores in Guatemala. Before that, the product was being sold in own kiosks. January 2016 marked the launch of Endless Mini, a white spherical PC the size of a grapefruit, costing $79 and $99.^[8]

On April 1, 2020, Endless became a nonprofit organization, Endless OS Foundation.^[9]

Product

Endless computer

Hardware

According to the specifications found in their store^[10] there will be several models based either on an Intel Celeron N2807 processors (Mission and Endless) or on a quad-cu AMLogic S805 Cortex A5 ARM processor (Mission Mini and Endless Mini).

Software

Endless OS is a Debian derivative distribution.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14] It is built on top of the Linux kernel and other open source technologies (Chromium, GNOME, GRUB, GTK+, PulseAudio, systemd, X.Org, and many more). Unlike most Linux distributions, it uses a read-only root filesystem managed by OSTree and Flatpak for application delivery and update.^[15] The user interface is based on a highly modified GNOME desktop environment. Endless Computers publish their FOSS components and forks on GitHub.^[16] They submit many of their patches upstream.^[17]

The first public release was Endless OS 2.1.0 in July 2014.^[18] Endless OS 3.3.6 was released in mid-December 2017.^[19] The latest version of Endless OS is 4.0.3, which was released on 4 February 2022.^[20]

Reception

Endless Mini was awarded CES Editors' Choice at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to Reviewed.com.^[21]

Endless Mini was selected by TechSpot as one of the best devices showcased at the 2016 Mobile World Congress.

Reviews

PC World said that the Endless computer can be useful for areas with limited internet access since it comes preinstalled with a lot of useful software and content, but for users who have easy access to the internet, there are alternatives that are significantly more powerful or significantly cheaper.^[22]

References

External links

PC World: "The Endless Mini $79 desktop PC stores as much of the Internet as it can". PCWorld. 2016-01-05. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3017993/linux/the-endless-mini-79-desktop-pc-stores-as-much-of-the-internet-as-it-can.html.
PC World: "The Endless Mini $79 PC: A desktop for the masses". PCWorld. 2016-01-05. http://www.pcworld.com/video/60724/the-endless-mini-79-pc-a-desktop-for-the-masses.
TechCrunch: "Endless Has Built A $79 PC For The Offline World". TechCrunch. 2016-01-09. https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/09/endless-launch/.
The Washington Post: McFarland, Matt. "Meet the start-up that's betting on plain old PCs making a comeback". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/01/07/meet-the-start-up-thats-betting-on-plain-old-pcs-making-a-comeback/.
CBS: "Endless Unveils The Endless mini To Bring The Next Five Billion People Into The Information Age". CBS. http://www.cbs19.tv/story/30890573/endless-unveils-the-endless-mini-to-bring-the-next-five-billion-people-into-the-information-age.
Wired: "Endless, il pc per chi non ha Internet - Wired". 2016-02-23. http://www.wired.it/gadget/computer/2016/02/23/endless-pc-senza-internet/.
CNN: Shadbolt, Peter (2016-03-07). "How the desktop computer will rise again - CNN.com". https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/04/tech/mci-endless-computer-desktop-pc-emerging-markets/.
CNN International: "A desktop computer for the developing world - CNN Video". https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/05/18/exp-ns-dalio-endless-computers.cnn.
CNN Expansion: Chávez, Gabriela. "Endless quiere convertirse en la "Apple del pueblo"". https://cnnexpansion.com/tecnologia/2015/04/21/somos-apple-para-el-resto-del-mundo-endless.
BBC: "Budget PC targets developing world with own OS". BBC News. 2015-04-16. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32329525.
HuffPost: "5 Times Technology Made The World A Better Place". 2015-06-05. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/technology-improved-world_n_7492742.
OpenSourceFeed: "Endless OS 3.6 - Exploring the rock solid system". 2019-06-15. https://www.opensourcefeed.org/1-endless-os-3.6-screenshots/.

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[1] "About Us | Endless Computers". https://endlessos.com/about-us/.

[2] "Home | Endless Computers". https://endlessos.com/home/.

[3] "Our Computers | Endless Computers". https://endlessos.com/our-computers/.

[:0-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Our Computers | Endless Computers". endlessos.com. https://endlessos.com/our-computers/.

[5] "About Us | Endless Computers". endlessos.com. https://endlessos.com/about-us/.

[6] "Company Overview of Endless Mobile, Inc.". www.bloomberg.com. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=241000702.

[7] "Endless Computers by Endless Team". https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1381437927/endless-computers/description.

[8] Ackerman, Dan. "Endless Mini review". CNET. https://www.cnet.com/products/endless-mini/review/.

[9] McQueen, Robert. "Launching Endless OS Foundation". https://www.endlessos.org/post/launching-endless-os-foundation.

[10] "Endless Store". https://store.endlessm.com/.

[11] "Easy-to-use Linux Distro "Endless OS" Now Available For Free To Everyone". fossbytes.com. https://fossbytes.com/endless-os-linux-distro-free-download-pc/.

[12] Wallen, Jack (28 April 2017). "Endless OS: A Unique Take on Linux That's Perfect for New Users". https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2017/4/endless-os-unique-take-linux-thats-perfect-new-users.

[13] DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 688, 21 November 2016

[14] Endless OS Helps Tear Down Linux Wall | Reviews | LinuxInsider

[15] "Endless OS". 2016-11-03. https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=endlessos.

[16] "Endless Repositories". https://github.com/endlessm.

[17] "Endless OS". https://endlessos.com/for-developers/.

[18] "Endless OS Release History". January 4, 2018. https://community.endlessos.com/t/what-about-a-release-history/5277/3.

[19] "Endless OS 3.3.6 Release Announcement". January 3, 2018. https://community.endlessos.com/t/release-endless-os-version-3-3-6/5263.

[20] "Endless OS 4.0.0 Release Notes". https://support.endlessos.org/en/endless-os/release-notes/4-0.

[21] 2016 CES Editors' Choice Awards - Reviewed

[22] Mah Ung, Gordon (February 19, 2016). "Review: The $79 Endless Mini PC isn't for you, but it's still pretty cool". https://www.pcworld.com/article/3033823/hardware/review-the-79-endless-mini-pc-isnt-for-you-but-its-still-pretty-cool.html.

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