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USB Stick PC - Very tiny PC built for $25
SavannahLion:
alfonzotan the HDMI specification allows for audio to be transported on the cable.
How much value will this have in teaching the science side of computing. So many lower functions are wrapped, that many programmers never learn about how their pc actually works. not to name names, but there was a poster here that had a rather twisted view of computing, know what I mean?
alfonzotan:
This particular item may well turn out to be vapor, but there are plenty of companies that specialize in "low-margin, high-volume" commodity hardware; netbooks sprung from that very philosophy, and have sold many millions. Commodity tablets are next.
As a proof-of-concept, it's very intriguing, and given the prior history of PCs, it's close to inevitable that the dirt-cheap-computer-on-a-stick will be a reality sooner or later.
newmanfamilyvlogs:
Not exactly $25, but it would be an adventurous project to get MAME running on a configuration like this:
Marvel 1.2Ghz CPU based "Plug Computer"
http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-dreamplugdetails.aspx#features
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16Mb USB VGA Adapator
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158162
RandyT:
The first thing that comes to mind when I see this is "Cell phone, minus the phone", not "PC on a USB Stick". Still, if it can run emus and game applications better than the current crop of handheld devices, at a price point that low, it would be quite a nifty device, and open a lot of possibilities. But if it's just a "dingoo" minus the screen and controls, then it's probably not worth getting terribly excited about. It'll probably cost more by time it sees light of day as well, if it ever does.
Vigo:
At the price of $25, I can think of a ton of projects to build. Now they just need to make cheap little lcd screens with mini hdmi input.