$74 PC on a Stick

RobertKaucher

Similar to RasberryPI there is a new Android based PC that runs on a USB thumbdrive sized system.

It has 802.11 G and mini-HDMI out. It's being marketed as an Internet TV system.

$74 PC on a stick features Allwinner A10 CPU, Android 4.0 - Liliputing

demonfurbie

if it wouls be able to do most all apps and have google play id be all over it for my kids

RobertKaucher

I would imagine that it has access to Play.

demonfurbie

i think ill order one for fathers day if i can get lucky

Iristheangel

Hmmm... Currently I have an old desktop attached to my 60" TV and this might actually be a good substitution. If it runs ICS, I can use it to download torrents, run Netflix, and stream flash videos. I might wait until the Cotton Candy is out and wait for reviews on it since that one has a miniSD slot (64GB expandable)

tpatt100

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I would have to check reviews like you said to see if those will run properly with the CPU it has.

AlexNguyen

Now, it's VIA's turn to launch its Android PC for $49: VIA launches $49 Android PC

demonfurbie

very nice

i see making your own settop boxes in the near future ... most streaming services have apps for droid

Iristheangel

So I ended up buying two of these $74 PCs and I have to say that I'm immensely satisfied. I'll get around to uploading a video of it later. Here are some pictures of me using one on my TV: Pictures by iristheangel - Photobucket

Jasiono

Oh I'm so anxious. Go make that video!

tpatt100

That looks pretty cool. I want a James Bond theme to play anytime I hook it up though, or maybe Mission Impossible.

Petrinoda

The price on this is amazing. It probably will go down quickly though by the holidays.

YFZblu

I'm waiting for my Raspberry Pi to be delivered - I was told August

DevilWAH

YFZblu wrote: »

I'm waiting for my Raspberry Pi to be delivered - I was told August

Yer in the same boat, was promised it would be in the post 2 weeks ago at the latest (after a few emails back and forth). However Considering that they expected to see a few thousand and not several million, and the idea behind the project I happy to wait

exampasser

I got my Raspberry Pi yesterday, everything went well on the first attempt at booting it up, no power or SD card issues. I still have to get used to using Debian (I hate that it doesn't have "service iptables save" and "service iptables stop", like on CentOS.)

DevilWAH

Mine arived today now got to decided what to do with it.

I want to get it booting from the network, I know it does not have network boot so will have to be a minimual OS on the SD that hands over to the network storage. So I can have mutiply different set ups just requiring a reboot to switch between.

I would quite like to look in to connecting it to some thing that moves for some automate fun. I am thinking I want to write some code that can track a moving target at a known distance and fire a "virtual bullet" to intercept it. and seeing if I could get some thing working in the real world.

My Daughter also has a star field generator (as a night light), and made me think if the Pi can control a laser diode and and two mirrors, could it project real night skys on to her cealing

RobertKaucher

That would be something you might try with Arduino controls... Could be cool.

Iristheangel

I ordered a Raspberry Pi the other week as well. It's not supposed to arrive for "8-9 weeks" according to the website. I'm not sure what I'll use it for yet but I'd sure love to know what you guys end up doing with yours. It'll be fun to play around with these things.

As far as the MK802, sorry I haven't made a video yet. My schedule has been crazy so no time. I attached one to my TV so I can watch netflix on it and use the server I had previously attached for something else. I have another MK802 that I'm trying to turn into a thin client. I've been looking for a thin client OS that works with the architecture. Even if I have to have it boot off a $5 miniSD card, I'm thinking I could probably pop a sticker on it and resell it to clients for $100. For small business customers, it'd beat having to pay $200-300 for a WYSE TC. If anyone knows of any TC OSes out there that work on A10 or ARM processors, point me in the right direction.

tpatt100

Buy a bunch and cluster them.

rsutton

Does it do remote desktop? I could use these at a few of my clients satellite offices..

DevilWAH

tpatt100 wrote: »

Buy a bunch and cluster them.

Been lots of talk about this but sadly they would be no go for it, there IO is no good for distributed processing. The advantages you get from a cluster are far out weighed by the bottle necks.

The CPU is actuly quite slow so you would need 20 or so to match a standard home/office PC.

DevilWAH

rsutton wrote: »

Does it do remote desktop? I could use these at a few of my clients satellite offices..

Kind of Raspberry Pi • View topic - Remote Desktop (RDP) Working Well!

chrisone

Wow this is truly impressive! Thanks for the pics Iris!

I am trying to figure out what i would need one of these things for, only because i need an excuse to buy one lol