An article in this week's Electronic Design magazine discusses a fairly full-featured PC (less Enclosure, Keyboard and Monitor) that may be soon be available for $49. It's based on an ARM 11 SoC (system on a chip) processor and comes with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The Article is here More details are available at the manufacturer's website ( http://apc.io/ ) where it is stated, "We will be accepting pre-orders soon and anticipate APC will ship early July, 2012. If you would like to be notified when APC is released, please leave us your email address" (entry window provided).
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lordoffire
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posted: May. 30, 2012 @ 9:14p
why make another system which wouldn't support your typical programs and would probably duplicate a form of mobile technology most already have?
Hypersion
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posted: May. 30, 2012 @ 10:39p
How could this ever cost only $49? Even the most bare bones of PC with a linux favor is at least $200.
IgorSkovoroda
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posted: May. 31, 2012 @ 2:34a
lordoffire said: why make another system which wouldn't support your typical programs and would probably duplicate a form of mobile technology most already have?
You're right, there's no room for it in the mobile market of tablets or cell phones. It would also struggle to compete in the embedded-processor market where dedicated, industrial-strength, low-power designs abound. But as a "general-purpose" system it should be able to support "typical programs". Clearly, the target audience depicted at the manufacturer's web site is a hobbyist attracted by the low price who has dreams of becoming the next Jobs or Gates.
skh12
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posted: May. 31, 2012 @ 7:21a
how about just a USB host controller and VGA/HDMI out on next gen tablets, or a dock for your tab with all the connectivity would make this as obsolete as a mac mini
IgorSkovoroda
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posted: May. 31, 2012 @ 7:53a
skh12 said: how about just a USB host controller and VGA/HDMI out on next gen tablets, or a dock for your tab with all the connectivity would make this as obsolete as a mac mini Good point, but if the application already has a display (like a HDTV), or you only need a temporary display (like a centralized netcam control hub), or no display (like a custom, tunnel-router) this could be a more cost/power/packaging efficient solution.
lordoffire
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posted: May. 31, 2012 @ 1:10p
IgorSkovoroda said: lordoffire said: why make another system which wouldn't support your typical programs and would probably duplicate a form of mobile technology most already have?
You're right, there's no room for it in the mobile market of tablets or cell phones. It would also struggle to compete in the embedded-processor market where dedicated, industrial-strength, low-power designs abound. But as a "general-purpose" system it should be able to support "typical programs". Clearly, the target audience depicted at the manufacturer's web site is a hobbyist attracted by the low price who has dreams of becoming the next Jobs or Gates. I get making a linux one or the raspberry pi thing, but there's already plenty of devices that use it....mostly the mobile stuff, which is what I thought it was pretty much designed for.
As if someone would purchase and try to integrate a "system" with the same capabilities they could (and likely already) have of their "phones".
rockymast
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posted: May. 31, 2012 @ 1:27p
Android on the computer. Who's interested? It's perfect for handheld devices but cannot offer what PC users need.
P.S. Housewives would love that, browser and few games.
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