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Raspberry Pi - the $25 computer
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Wow thats amazing. I would like play with one of those. Imagine a key chain computer.
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It's cute... I'd buy that for a dollar!
I don't think it has a webcam unless you add a webcam.
I don't think it has a webcam unless you add a webcam.
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Raspberry Pi | An ARM Linux box for $25
I'm so glad they actually seem to be moving along to production. I was worried it would take forever.
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Stream video over WiFi using dlna. We support 1080p30 H.264 decode Even Blu-ray decode.
They are hopping to ship in November. Will ship with either Fedora or Ubuntu. Other distros will run too. Wifi by USB dongle.
I'm so glad they actually seem to be moving along to production. I was worried it would take forever.
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We haven’t made a decision on open hardware yet.
Stream video over WiFi using dlna. We support 1080p30 H.264 decode Even Blu-ray decode.
They are hopping to ship in November. Will ship with either Fedora or Ubuntu. Other distros will run too. Wifi by USB dongle.
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Wow, that's awesome! I'll definitely be buying one of those!
I'm thinking to pair it with a li-ion and a 5volt boost converter, a small touch screen (I've seen little USB ones), a tiny keyboard, and wifi adapter. Could make a cool little Linux machine!
I'm thinking to pair it with a li-ion and a 5volt boost converter, a small touch screen (I've seen little USB ones), a tiny keyboard, and wifi adapter. Could make a cool little Linux machine!
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That's awesome! But. Err. Power? There was the USB hub and the HDMI port. I figure that power is supplied through the USB hub, meaning that you have to plug 5V into the USB port? Make sense to anyone else?
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If it was over a 1Ghz maybe. ~700Mhz is kind of week. My xGFs netbook has better stats than that thing, and you can hold the whole thing in one hand. A little too late IMO. They have been promising these for over a decade now.
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^ From their FAQs ..... a normal external power supply around 1W, i think a "wall" type.
Edit: this was for Wolfman29, sorry
@T_J : yes, but if it work, is still a discretely small unit to include inside "custom realizations" ..... a netbook cannot be used for this.
Edit: this was for Wolfman29, sorry
@T_J : yes, but if it work, is still a discretely small unit to include inside "custom realizations" ..... a netbook cannot be used for this.
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Well sure it isn't the most powerful computer. There are many smart phones around the same size that have better specs. The difference is that this cost 25 DOLLARS and a smartphone cost around $600 or so with no contract and a netbook around $200-$300 (I think). Clearly they are not selling this to make a profit. What they are doing is selling a decent computer far cheaper than they could.
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These are perfect for embedded applications, I may even skip learning how to program microcontrollers, I've only done that once.
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Oh yeah! Bluefan, that's right Might make DIY LPMs a thing of the past!
Might make DIY LPMs a thing of the past!
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it would be amazing for many applications now that you mention it. You could have an LPM that outputs a power graph and automatically uploads it to LPF!
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Exactly! I wonder if these run Windows though?
But then again - still have to make the op-amp circuit... and then you have to figure out how to make it input directly into the computer Anyone know how to do that?
But then again - still have to make the op-amp circuit... and then you have to figure out how to make it input directly into the computer
Anyone know how to do that?
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Exactly! I wonder if these run Windows though?
But then again - still have to make the op-amp circuit... and then you have to figure out how to make it input directly into the computer
I believe it specifies Linux but who knows what it CAN run on
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Hmm, yeah. I have used Linux before... but I just prefer Windows.
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At only 128mb of ram it won't run any of the newer windows versions. You may get win2000/ME to run but it would be kinda slow.
Once I put ubuntu onto an old old computer with nearly the same specs as this (~700mhz, 196mb ram) and it ran really slow. It took over 15+ seconds to open any program, firefox took around 30 seconds for a blank window to pop up and another fifteen for it to completely open. Then I loaded puppy Linux to it and it runs great, I plan on updating the video card and using it as a multimedia/streaming box for the tv.
So basically what I'm saying is I doubt this thing will run a full distro of ubuntu very well.
Once I put ubuntu onto an old old computer with nearly the same specs as this (~700mhz, 196mb ram) and it ran really slow. It took over 15+ seconds to open any program, firefox took around 30 seconds for a blank window to pop up and another fifteen for it to completely open. Then I loaded puppy Linux to it and it runs great, I plan on updating the video card and using it as a multimedia/streaming box for the tv.
So basically what I'm saying is I doubt this thing will run a full distro of ubuntu very well.
