Kent A. Reed wrote: > The Best Buy Insignia Infocast is an internet appliance that looks like > a digital picture frame but acts as a window into internet-based > information and multimedia. Cost: US$170 (Caveat: Best Buy has no idea > how to sell this thing. I went through two sales people and a manager > before we could find it in the store). > > But, under the covers, it is a hacker-friendly 800MHz ARM-based computer > with 2GB RAM, an 8 inch 800x600 LCD touchscreen display, 802.11b/g WiFi, > 2 USB2.0 ports, 7-in-1 media reader, and embedded Linux (2.6.28 at the > moment). All the user applications are Flash-widgets but one can easily > hack to bare Linux. It runs off a 120vac wall-wart rated at 5v/2500ma > but rigging up a rechargeable battery pack would be child's play. The > moment I saw mention of it on HackaDay I was in love with it. > > Oh, wow! Not only the processor, but the touch screen too, for $170! I've been working with the Beagle board, which is a quite impressive CPU, with USB and SD card for "hard drive", plus XDVI video. Runs Linux of your choice great. The ARM maintainer for RTAI is currently working on an RTAI port, but it isn't done yet. It uses the OMAP3530 CPU. What CPU is in the Infocast?
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