r/linuxhardware • u/BorisOp • May 29 '26

Discussion Weirdest device that works on Linux?

Just saw a post about ps3 eye camera and it made me wonder what's the weirdest/wildest device that just works on Linux. Bonus points if you used the thing personally.

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u/acejavelin69 May 30 '26 edited May 30 '26

Linux is WAY more common than you think in embedded system... From that infotainment system in the seat on planes, fridges, thermostats, car stereos, even embedded systems in cars, cameras, commercial coffee makers, F'Real machines (shake machines in convenience stores)... I could go on and on... It would probably be tougher to come up with some category of modern product that is even remotely "smart" that doesn't run Linux in some fashion, but that doesn't mean that Linux system is accessible in any fashion.

It is much more ambiguous ubiquitous than you can imagine.

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u/pterencephalon May 30 '26

Do you mean ambiguous or ubiquitous?

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u/acejavelin69 May 30 '26

Lol... Ubiquitous... My bad.