Looking into it, there is literally no chance of this costing $25 with specs like that. In <1000 quantities, 700MHz SoC's cost about a tenner!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 May 2011 11:51, Jon Spriggs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jon@sprig.gs">jon@sprig.gs</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">So, Jonty, from London Hackspace contacted them... Good stuff ahoy!<br>
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From: Jonty Wareing <<a href="mailto:jonty@jonty.co.uk">jonty@jonty.co.uk</a>><br>
Date: 5 May 2011 23:30<br>
Subject: Re: [london-hack-space] Re: New ultra low cost linux PC<br>
To: <a href="mailto:london-hack-space@googlegroups.com">london-hack-space@googlegroups.com</a><br>
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<br>
I dropped the guys making this an email with some questions, not<br>
seriously expecting a reply. They got back to me within three hours!<br>
<br>
I thought the responses might be of interest to everyone:<br>
<br>
> > 1) How long do you think it will be before the boards become<br>
> > available?<br>
><br>
> I'd say three or four months. As you can see from the screenshots, we<br>
> have usable Linux, but we're waiting to get final versions of the the<br>
> chip from our supplier.<br>
><br>
> > 2) Are there any plans for a version with onboard ethernet?<br>
><br>
> I don't think we're likely to do onboard Ethernet; we will have an<br>
> onboard 3-port USB hub so people can add an external adapter.<br>
><br>
> > 3) Are there any plans for a version with onboard wifi?<br>
><br>
> Yes. The final version (though maybe not the first distributables)<br>
> will have onboard WiFi (probably 802.11n) in the price point.<br>
><br>
> > 4) What are the power requirements, both under load and at rest?<br>
><br>
> At rest I'd say 50mW (we could trim this if it was really important,<br>
> but it gets a bit fiddly below this point), under serious load<br>
> (original XBox class graphics or 1080p30 H.264), 700mW.<br>
<br>
--jonty<br>
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--<br>
Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">On 5 May 2011 16:11, Jon Spriggs <<a href="mailto:jon@sprig.gs">jon@sprig.gs</a>> wrote:<br>
> I think the key here will be (if we want to get huge quantities out there)<br>
><br>
> 1) Ask them whether Hack(er)spaces can get involved in working with<br>
> and improving the design. Ask them for a mailing list, forum or<br>
> website we can get involved *with* them in.<br>
> 2) Encourage them to open source the design - point them, gently, at<br>
> the Arduino design. Remind them that by making the design open, they<br>
> don't lose control, but it does give more people more of a chance to<br>
> collaborate.<br>
> 3) If they don't want to open source it, get on the hacking wagon. Get<br>
> some great plans of what you can (and should/shouldn't) do with such a<br>
> box. I really liked the idea further down this chain (not sent to all<br>
> the CC's above) that said:<br>
><br>
> I was just reminded of an educational outdoor kiosk project for a<br>
> local non-profit that got scrapped due to concerns over running power<br>
> to where they'd need it. This with a 15-17" LED lit lcd (20W max)<br>
> could easily be solar powered, and greatly simplify the cabinet to<br>
> install it all in as it wouldn't need active cooling, thus making it<br>
> easier to weatherproof.<br>
><br>
> A great example of this is the Joggler, AKA an OpenPeak frame, running<br>
> Linux, and (was) selling at £50 in the UK. Went like hot cakes, and<br>
> got LOADS of people interested in doing stuff with them... these boxes<br>
> are still selling on EBay for around £50-70, with or without mods.<br>
><br>
> Imagine one of these powering a wearable computing project??? How cool<br>
> would that be?<br>
> --<br>
> Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs<br>
><br>
> On 5 May 2011 15:53, Nils Hitze <<a href="mailto:nhitze@gmail.com">nhitze@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Im ordering 10<br>
>><br>
>> 2011/5/5 Bob Clough <<a href="mailto:parag0n@ivixor.net">parag0n@ivixor.net</a>>:<br>
>>> Wow, this is amazing.<br>
>>> I wonder how we can get our hands on some to play with? Looks like it'd be<br>
>>> great for project a sketch:gaming edition.<br>
>>><br>
>>> -Bob<br>
>>> On 5 May 2011 15:42, Jon Spriggs <<a href="mailto:jon@sprig.gs">jon@sprig.gs</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> So, I saw this today <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/" target="_blank">http://www.raspberrypi.org/</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> It's being produced by a UK based charity, and it has USB in on one<br>
>>>> side and HDMI out on the other, running Linux.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I don't think the design is yet to be open sourced, but for the price,<br>
>>>> that's a whole lot of micro-computers we could throw at stuff... and<br>
>>>> if enough geeks make enough noise, they might be up for doing<br>
>>>> something interesting around construction (perhaps??)<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> All the best,<br>
>>>> --<br>
>>>> Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs<br>
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