This little computer has got to be one of the more interesting products I've seen in a while. It's runs on the Intel PXA255 processor. That's the same processor that powers many of the newer Sharp Zaurus products as well as many Windows Mobile devices. You have a choice of a 400MHz version or, for $30 less, you can get a 200MHz version. Each little computer has 64MB of SDRAM, a little bit of StrataFlash (4MB), and an MMC card slot. It also as 2 serial ports and a client-mode USB port -- presumably for loading up software. It comes with a web server ready to run.

And if that's not interesting, it also comes with built-in BlueTooth -- although you have to provide your own antenna (that just means it might have some real range available). For what it is, it's amazingly cheap. I think this really shows just how much of the cost of a PDA these days is screen and OS.

Hmm, but exactly what _would_ it do?

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Posted by Shane on August 10, 2004 8:47 AM | Permalink