PengPod plans to start shipping 7 and 10 inch tablets with support for Linux as well as Google Android in January. The company, founded by Neal Peacock, has been raising money to help support software development for the tablets — and Peacock just wrote in to let us know the project has surpassed its initial […]
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PengPod hoping to ship inexpensive Linux tablets with 7, 10 inch displays
It’s not that tough to get Linux up and running on a variety of ARM-based tablets, notebooks, or mini PCs. But PengPod founder Neal Peacock wants to go one step further and offer a line of tablets and mini PCs that ship with Linux instead of Google Android. He’s running an Indiegogo campaign to raise […]
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$45 Cubieboard Allwinner A10 developer board prototype now available
The Cubieboard is a tiny PC that’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It’s been sold as a developer board which doesn’t include a case. But for just $10 than the cost of the Raspberry Pi, the Cubieboard offers a faster processor, more memory, and built-in storage. We got our first […]
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Rhombus Tech preparing to launch a PCMCIA-sized computer module for tablets, notebooks, more
13 Comments on Rhombus Tech preparing to launch a PCMCIA-sized computer module for tablets, notebooks, moreRhombus Tech is working on a project to develop a computer module that supports open source software and which can be used in a variety of devices. The idea is that you’ll have a PC-on-a-board that works a bit like a Raspberry Pi or MK802 mini PC. But instead of using this as a standalone […]
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$49 Cubieboard is an Allwinner A10 developer board (mini PC)
The Cubieboard is a tiny computer board with an Allwinner A10 ARM-CortexA8 processor, Mali 400 graphics, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of flash storage and 2 SD card slots for additional storage space. It will be available soon for $49, making it one of the cheapest Allwinner A10-based computers around. That’s partly because this is a […]
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A10 Media PC with 1GB RAM, 8GB storage launches in the UK
The A10 Media PC is a tiny computer with an Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 processor and 8GB of storage. Last month Cloudsto Electronics started offering a model with 512MB of RAM for £69.99. Now there’s a model with 1GB of DDR3 memory available for £84.99. Like the 512MB model, the new mini PC features an SD card […]
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UPuter Pi development board: $69 Allwinner A10 mini PC
What do you get if you take an MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC-like device, sell it without the case, and information that will let users connect peripherals to GPIO, JTAG, and UAR connections? Apparently you get a device called the UPuter Pi, a credit card-sized development board that draws a bit of inspiration from the […]
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CyanogenMod 10 (Android 4.1) preview for Allwinner A10 devices
Developer Christian Troy has ported an early build of CyanogenMod 10 to run on devices with Allwinner A10 processors, bringing Android 4.1 to dozens of tablets and a few other devices. The Allwinner A10 processor is an inexpensive ARM Cortex-A8 single core processor that’s proven popular with budget Android device makers. It’s shown up in […]
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Rikomagic ARM netbook will run Android, Ubuntu Linux
The folks at Rikomagic UK sell a mini PC called the MK802 which can run Google Android, Ubuntu Linux, or a range of other operating systems. It features an Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 processor and HDMI and USB ports for connecting a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Soon the company plans to offer a netbook with […]
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Zero Devices Z902 Mini PC up for pre-order for $75
Zero Devices is taking pre-orders for the upcoming Z902 Android 4.0 Mini PC. This little PC on a stick is about the size of a large USB thumb drive, but it’s really a tiny PC with its own processor, memory, storage, and input and output ports. The Z902 will eventually sell for $89, but you […]