What I would be really interested in is running that thing as a server at home. Power consumption should be really low as it is powered over Mini-USB, and it is so small that you can basically just put it right next to your modem. Then set it to download stuff over Usenet or BT, or host something else yourself, maybe a FTP server. I am excited to see what comes out of this
Yep. I'm thinking the same. Instead of leaving my pc ON all night...I do make it auto-shut down when it's done but still, led is annoying me and the whole thing just sits idle way too many hours. :\
Features
Broadcom BCM2835 700MHz ARM1176JZFS processor with FPU and Videocore 4 GPU
GPU provides Open GL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG, and 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
GPU is capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24GFLOPs with texture filtering and DMA infrastructure
256MB RAM
Boots from SD card, running the Fedora version of Linux
10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket
HDMI socket
USB 2.0 socket
RCA video socket
SD card socket
Powered from microUSB socket
3.5mm audio out jack
Header footprint for camera connection
Size: 85.6 x 53.98 x 17mm
Price £21.60
Amazing stuff. As far as I know, this is the same proc used in the iPhone 3G/iPod Touch 2G and should be great as a barebones basis for a MAME machine Obviously you're not going to be playing Tekken Tag on it any time soon, but it should be great for retro stuff. I really hope this takes off, it honestly could revolutionise accessible computing.
Yep. I'm thinking the same. Instead of leaving my pc ON all night...I do make it auto-shut down when it's done but still, led is annoying me and the whole thing just sits idle way too many hours. :\
try a few layers of masking tape, you'll still be able to tell when the LED is on or off and it'll be less of a flashlight, my case has the same problem the stupid power LED is like a god damn flood light.
Features
Broadcom BCM2835 700MHz ARM1176JZFS processor with FPU and Videocore 4 GPU
GPU provides Open GL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG, and 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
GPU is capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24GFLOPs with texture filtering and DMA infrastructure
256MB RAM
Boots from SD card, running the Fedora version of Linux
10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket
HDMI socket
USB 2.0 socket
RCA video socket
SD card socket
Powered from microUSB socket
3.5mm audio out jack
Header footprint for camera connection
Size: 85.6 x 53.98 x 17mm
Price £21.60
Amazing stuff. As far as I know, this is the same proc used in the iPhone 3G/iPod Touch 2G and should be great as a barebones basis for a MAME machine Obviously you're not going to be playing Tekken Tag on it any time soon, but it should be great for retro stuff. I really hope this takes off, it honestly could revolutionise accessible computing.
The UbiSlate7+ is an Android 2.3 touch screen tablet that has a HD video co-processor for a high-quality multimedia experience and core graphics accelerator for faster application support. This tablet is the only Android device in the market to offer DataWind’s UbiSurfer browser, based on 18 international patents. The UbiSurfer browser accelerates web pages by factors of 10x to 30x, allowing for a web experience who’s speed is unrivalled. Internet access is available everywhere on a GPRS network at Rs.98/mo. for 2GB.
The device includes WiFi & GPRS connectivity allowing anytime & anywhere internet access and phone functionality. Optional 3G modems are also supported via USB. In addition to a micro-SD card slot, a full-sized USB port is integrated into the unit allowing pen-drives, external keyboards, web-cams, dongles and other inexpensive peripherals to be attached.
Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said that an upgraded version of the Aakash named the Aakash 2 will start shipping in two to three weeks. Tuli added that although the $35 tablet will ship running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it will be upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich within "six to eight weeks".
That's not all the new Aakash 2 tablet, which is also known as the Ubislate 7+, improves on the original. The tablet, launched by the Indian government as a subsidized low-cost computer for students, features an upgraded 7in multi-touch WVGA display and an 800MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor alongside support for HD video, up to 32GB of expandable storage and the ability to make and receive phone calls.
Tuli even hinted that the Aakash 2's single-core processor might be upgraded to a dual-core chip later this year too, saying, "We're confident that by the fall, Cortex A9 dual-core processors will be in the same [price] range as what Cortex A8 is at today."
Yeah but why do we have to look out for second hand stuff?! I want a new one and I'm ready to pay the price they are asking for. If anyone knows a shop that sells in or to germany, give me a shout
Works out at around £30/€30, including delivery, depending on where you are. That's definitely not bad! Still well worth the price, once people start getting some software onto it.
Holy shit. Now THAT is damned impressive! Thanks for the heads up, I'll be keeping an eye on that - especially when/if they get around to equipping it with the A9 dual-core.
Is this a limited thingy? You guys seem so hyped about it
I mean, in a couple of months everyone can get one, hell even I want one, but I don't know if it does it's job as a media center.
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the real prices of this minimalistic pc
