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PC at Price of Textbook
There is growing interest surrounding the Raspberry Pi Foundation and their promise of a PC that will cost just $25. We have seen how the OLPC has struggled to deliver a $100 laptop for developing countries, and yet Raspberry Pi is confident in delivering the $25 PC by November 2011. Eben Upton, director of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, explained that the $25 price point was decided upon because it is the cost of a textbook so it made sense. The foundation has also realized that the $35 PC with more RAM and a network port is going to be the most popular device by a significant margin. Something we did not realize is that Raspberry Pi not only intend to make this PC work through a HDMI and DVI connection, they also want it plugged into old analog TVs just like kids managed with in the 80s. It also means you do not need an up-to-date display in order to start playing with this device.
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/why-a-25-pc-because-its-the-price-of-a-textbook-2011091/
Raspberry Pi
Game developer David Braben has developed a tiny USB stick PC, Raspberry Pi, that has a HDMI port in one end and a USB port on the other. You plug it into a HDMI socket and then connect a keyboard via the USB port giving you a fully functioning machine running a version of Linux. The cost? USD 25. It uses a 700MHz ARM11 processor coupled with 128MB of RAM and runs OpenGL ES 2.0 allowing for decent graphics performance with 1080p output confirmed. Storage is catered for by an SD card slot. It also looks as though modules can be attached such as the 12MP camera seen in the image above. We can expect it to run a range of Linux distributions, but it looks like Ubuntu may be the distro it ships with. That means it will handle web browsing, run office applications, and give the user a fully functional computer to play with as soon as it is plugged in. All that and it can be carried in your pocket or on a key chain.
http://www.geek.com/articles/games/game-developer-david-braben-creates-a-usb-stick-pc-for-25-2011055/
John's Phone
The adorably simple, no-nonsense John's Phone only makes phone calls. There is no SMS, no music, and no colour LCD. The phone only features a tiny display that is capable of a single line. It does not have a camera or a built-in clock. You can assign speed dials or manually dial a phone number. The phone's address book is a pen and paper attached to the back.
Marvell Moby $100 Full-HD Tablet
Chip maker Marvell wants to get into the tablet business and it is showing a prototype that will offer web access and high-definition content at a price that would beat the competition by a wide margin.The Moby tablet will be powered by Marvell’s processors, which can offer gigahertz-class speed. The device will also have 1080p full-HD capability, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS connectivity and FM radio. The $100 Moby will support full Adobe Flash and could run either Android or the Windows Phone 7 operating system. While just a reference design at this point, the Moby will be available by the end of the year.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/marvell-teases-with-100-tablet-for-students/
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