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part 1 1600 bytes content-type:text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" (decoded quoted-printable) > > Looks like the Raspberry Pi market is garnering more challengers ... > > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18163419 VIA APC image attached. 720p against RP's 1080p. More useful than some article here http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/VIA-launches-Android-PC-mini-ARM-based-system-1582805.html Then there's RP www.h-online.com/open/news/item/The-Raspberry-Pi-goes-into-production-1412886.html PandaBoard http://www.omappedia.org/wiki/PandaBoard Cotton Candy www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Cotton-Candy-ready-to-be-pre-ordered-runs-Ubuntu-and-Android-4-0-1445613.html Trim Slice www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fanless-3-watt-PC-with-Dual-Core-ARM-CPU-HDMI-and-Linux-1177240.html TizzBird armdevices.net/2012/03/06/valueplus-tizzbird-stick-n1/ Mk802 http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/MK802-micro-PC-runs-Android-4-0-and-Linux-for-74-1578994.html Marvell ICs http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Marvell-chips-for-plug-top-computers-740237.html APC comment : Lots similar. www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2404770,00.asp www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/via-technologies-outs-49-apc-android-barebones/ www.guru3d.com/news/via-apc-is-a-49-android-pc-/ www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2179149/announces-usd49-apc-android-targeting-raspberry-pi http://liliputing.com/2012/05/via-apc-a-49-android-computer-with-an-arm11-cpu.html www.theverge.com/2012/5/22/3036745/via-apc-android-computer-announced <- Best picture Russell part 2 25356 bytes content-type:image/jpeg; name="APC0503_600_75_25kB.jpg" (decode) part 3 181 bytes content-type:text/plain; name="ATT00001.txt" (decoded base64) -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist

But Raspberry PI is based on Broadcom - closed system. And if I understood well those systems described at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18163419 are based on ARM . If it is true, I think they will be more successful than Raspberry PI. I think Raspberry PI is sold cheap so no big money for advertising. Besides Broadcom does not open completely datasheets for the develepers. My guess is that there will be less developers with PI. And having good application is very important for users > Looks like the Raspberry Pi market is garnering more challengers ... > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18163419 > > > -- > Scanned by iCritical. > > -

On 23/5/2012 7:56 PM, .....jana1972KILLspam@spam@centrum.cz wrote: > But Raspberry PI is based on Broadcom - closed system. > And if I understood well those systems > described at > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18163419 > are based on ARM . The ARM part of the broadcom chip is as open as it can be. The video part is not, so the q2uation would be whether the video chip of that board is fully and openly documented. -- Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: http://www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: http://www.voti.nl/hvu C++ on uC blog: http://www.voti.nl/erblog

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 6:56 PM, <jana1972KILLspamcentrum.cz> wrote: > But Raspberry PI is based on Broadcom - closed system. > And if I understood well those systems > described at > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18163419 > are based on ARM . > If it is true, I think they will be more successful than Raspberry PI. Did you read the bit where it said all 3 are based on ARM? The Broadcom chip has an ARM processor, and I see nothing to suggest that the other two systems are any more likely to be completely open than RPi is. I still don't get what the big deal is - with RPi you can develop apps based on Linux, with the other two apps based on Android. You don't need to have details of all the nuts and bolts underneath - if you do then maybe you need to get something different. Personally my experience of these platforms leads me to think that developing for RPi will be a huge amount simpler. Chris

So, if it is Android based, does it include an RTC (unlike the RPi)? I didn't see a battery. A VGA connector is also a big plus, I think. /Ruben > > > Looks like the Raspberry Pi market is garnering more challengers ... > > > > > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18163419 > > VIA APC image attached. > 720p against RP's 1080p. > ============================== Ruben Jönsson AB Liros Electronic Box 9124, 200 39 Malmö, Sweden TEL INT +46 40142078 FAX INT +46 40947388 .....rubenKILLspam.....pp.sbbs.se ==============================

Odroid is a quad core ARM device with 1G RAM for $129, capable of running the latest Ubuntu or Android: http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G133999328931 Tamas On 24 May 2012 05:20, Mark Hanchey <EraseMEmarkspam_OUTTakeThisOuTpixeltrickery.com> wrote: {Quote hidden}> On 5/23/2012 12:16 PM, RussellMc wrote: > >>> Looks like the Raspberry Pi market is garnering more challengers ... > >>> > >>> > >>> > > Close up pic of the board is here: > www.viagallery.com/Downloadimage.aspx?name=APC%20-%20Top.jpg&cat=5< > http://www.viagallery.com/Downloadimage.aspx?name=APC%20-%20Top.jpg&cat=5> > > Chip is wondermedia WM8750 > http://www.wondermedia.com.tw/en/products/platform/soc/wm8750/ > > Sadly wondermedia is about as open as Broadcom about information. > > Mark > > >

New, I think. Head spins. Linux capable + the usual + 1080p + SATA + ... :-) $US49 - $100 range deep ending. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/262009/two_more_tiny_sub100_linux_pcs_join_the_fray.html _____________________________________________ Pasted. Links (and a Unicorn?) will die. Two more tiny, sub-$100 Linux PCs join the fray By Katherine Noyes, PCWorld There seems to be no end in sight to the march of the tiny, sub-$100 Linux PCs arriving on the market this year, and recently two more contenders were added to the mix. SIMILAR ARTICLES: $70 ARM PC Can Run Android and Ubuntu Linux Two More Tiny Linux PCs Each Cost Less Than $100 With Raspberry Pi and Cotton Candy, Linux Launches a Revolution Toshiba Unveils 13.3-Inch Android Tablet $99 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet to Debut in US How to Install Ice Cream Sandwich on Your Kindle Fire It was only a few weeks ago that I wrote about the Oval Elephant and the Mini X, both of which added fresh diversity to a landscape that already included the Raspberry Pi, the Cotton Candy, the Mele 1000, and the MK802, among others. Now, there are two more to consider: the $49 Cubieboard and the $89 UG802. Intrigued? Then read on. The Cubieboard With a price tag that nearly rivals that of the Raspberry Pi, the $49 Cubieboard features a 1GHz AllWinner A10 Cortex A8 ARM processor, Mali 400 graphics, and 1GB of DDR3 RAM. The $49 Cubieboard HDMI 1080p output is part of the package as well, as are 100M Ethernet, 4GB Nand Flash, two USB hosts, one MMC slot, an IR sensor, and a SATA port. Perhaps best of all, the device can run Android, Ubuntu, or a variety of other Linux distributions. Combine the Cubieboard with a USB keyboard and mouse and output to a monitor via HDMI and you've got a small PC. Alternatively, load Android Ice Cream Sandwich and switch the HDMI output to a TV, and you've got an Android TV. With SATA and 100M Ethernet, meanwhile, the device can serve as a Network Attached Storage system. For just $49, it would be hard to go wrong. The UG802 Similar in many ways to a faster version of the MK802, meanwhile, the UG802 is a diminutive PC-on-a-stick powered by a Rockchip RK3066 Cortex A9 dual-core ARM processor, according to a Liliputing report. Also featuring Mali 400 graphics, the device reportedly offers 1GB of DDR3 RAM, 4GB of storage, USB ports, a microSD card slot, and an HDMI connector allowing the device to be plugged directly into a display. Running the $89 UG802 by default is Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich; access to the Google Play Store is reportedly included. The video below shows the device in action. South African distributor Reno Botes--who narrates the video--also sells the device